I add that these are companies where management is there to organize. when management takes over engineering, then it's over.

see also http://www.amazon.it/Car-Guys-vs-Bean-Counters-ebook/dp/B004...

and here for something more close to my experience and a partial counterpoint, see http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/DevelopmentAbstractio...

it is most apparent in engineering focused companies.