As an entrepreneur I realized most of my choices are wrong. There are just too many I am forced to make every day and there is no time to analyze the relevant data. What keeps the business alive is that one great choice I make once in a while which pays for all the mistakes. It's probably the same for big corporations: they can afford stupid mistakes. It's like a balance sheet with mistakes and good choices. Dilbert only sees the mistakes, the pointy haired boss is clueless but the company lives on.