> "When people say I changed the culture of Boeing, that was the intent, so that it's run like a business rather than a great engineering firm," he said. "It is a great engineering firm, but people invest in a company because they want to make money."
> In a 2019 article, Jerry Useem criticized Boeing's move to Chicago, suggesting that by "isolating" the Boeing management from its engineering and manufacturing staff, the company discounted its former engineering-led corporate culture in favor of a management style run by MBAs instead of engineers.[7]
> "When people say I changed the culture of Boeing, that was the intent, so that it's run like a business rather than a great engineering firm," he said. "It is a great engineering firm, but people invest in a company because they want to make money."
* https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-0402290256feb29-story.htm...
The Boeing headquarters was moved from Seattle to Chicago around 2001:
* https://hbr.org/2001/10/inside-boeings-big-move
> In a 2019 article, Jerry Useem criticized Boeing's move to Chicago, suggesting that by "isolating" the Boeing management from its engineering and manufacturing staff, the company discounted its former engineering-led corporate culture in favor of a management style run by MBAs instead of engineers.[7]
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Building#Criticism
In 2022 it moved again, from Chicago to the DC-area (Virginia):
* https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/05/boeing-to-move-headquarters-...
Both moves seem quite symbolic to me.