2.0
30 Jan 2009
Current employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
financial strength, Berkshire Hathaway parent, manufacturing expertise, distribution strength, industry dominance or monopoly with only two other competitors in soft surface flooring categories both residential and commercial
Cons
large organization bureaucracy, cronyism, market leader complacency, failed international business model, failing hard surface business, very poor revenue diversification, excessively complex systems and communication flow, excess market overlap amongst brands/divisions resulting in inter-company predatory selling, poor employee valuation and broken pay to performance