Features of this practice:
(1) The person who is making decisions either does not understand the system or has no better of way of finding the needed information or is lazy.
(2) The assumption is that the person or situation will not suffer irreparable harm by the practice (or the person does not care if someone is harmed).
Examples:
(1) An administrator cutting costs until there is some form of system failure.
(2) A manager assigning more and more work until someone quits.
Advantages: simple and intuitive
Disadvantages:
(1) The person affected or situation may be seriously harmed.
(2) The strategy is passive aggressive, in that the person waits for the outcome to dictate action.
If a person uses this strategy, then the situation needs to be closely monitored for early signs of failure. Unfortunately, some people who prefer this method tend to wait until there is a catastrophic failure.
