Re: Merck published fake journal

[<bill@multi-science.co.uk>]

Isn't it the case that sub prime publishing (and sub prime 
anything else for that matter) is more likely to come from 
businesses run by managers than those by owners? Managers tend to 
not necessarily care that much about what particular business 
they manage (nor even what particular industry that business is 
in) but focus more on their own career; owners however are 
focussed on their own business, deeply interested in it, its 
survival and any number of considerations surrounding it; all of 
which means they are not in the position of having one and only 
one benchmark, profit.

An interesting case could be made that professional managers will 
run 'better' businesses in the short term, but the long term 
public good is better served by owner-managed businesses. 
Librarians, be careful with whom you do business!

Bill Hughes (owner) Multi-Science Publishing