Re: Question
"I'm cynical. I seriously doubt it's the compensation of the people actually doing the work that's to blame for IBM's losses of contracts."
While true on the face of it, I'm cynical enough to know that doesn't often matter to the senior management calling the shots. I.e. the people who are screwing up usually aren't the ones being made to suffer the consequences.
The big wheels don't fire themselves, after all.