Fredrick Brooks (Brooks's law) collection of essays speak strongly of the failings of "top heavy" business organization in a product development environment.
Too bad nobody at lab126/Amazon ever read his collection of essays (although Amazon does sell it).
Try:
http://rapidshare.com/files/12559489..._man_month.pdf
Or ask google for a copy.
F. Brooks lead the development of OS/360
Edit:
24 pages of management and other "senior" job openings?
Aw, come on now, this is supposed to be the "Next Kindle" not the "Next OS/360"!