His colleague, Michael Beer, says that far too many companies have applied reengineering in a mechanistic fashion, chopping out costs without giving sufficient thought to long term profitability.

• 他的同事迈克尔·比尔说,为数众多的公司以简单机械的方式进行结构重组,降低了成本,但却未能充分考虑长期赢利。