By now, Greg Smith is an online
celebrity and, almost certainly, the loudest resignee in Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s GS +1.11% history.
But if his invective is to be more than an Internet blockbuster, it has to effect
lasting change on both Goldman's business and
external perception.
The one immediate
achievement of Mr. Smith's attack on Goldman's culture, published last week in the New York Times, may be to have prolonged Lloyd Blankfein's stay as CEO of Goldman,
despite persistent rumors of his departure. No corporate chief would want such a
controversy to be his final act.
《纽约时报》(New York Times)上周刊登了史密斯对高盛文化的抨击,其最直接的影响可能是延长了布兰克费恩(Lloyd Blankfein)担任高盛首席执行长的期限,尽管一直有关于他将离职的传言。没有哪位公司一把手希望以这样的一场争议谢幕。
But what about the substance of Mr. Smith's argument