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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 440127" data-attributes="member: 40536">At least at the beginning of the series, we have to acknowledge JR as a good businessman.Ewing Oil was doing quite well.&nbsp; Jock wanted JR to teach Bobby the business, so we have to inferthat Jock had confidence in JR&#039;s ability.Of course having Jock present prevented JR from doing anything too drastic,at least until the Asian wells.&nbsp; Having said that, the Asian wells represented a huge opportunity,and JR took a risk, and it worked out.Was it a wise risk?It is an old story - when a business person takes a risk and it works, that person is a geniusWhen the risk fails, the person is... notBobby won the Battle for Ewing Oil but JR still made a huge profitMuch like Jock, Bobby had the effect of stopping JR from making&nbsp; a major error,at least until the Calhoun fiasco.In season 11, JR comes close to taking over Westar, that had to require business acumen.JR does eventually regain the Ewing Assets from WendellI don&#039;t know what to say about seasons 13-14.&nbsp; Those seasons seem to be another show, not Dallas,and JR seems mostly absent from leading Ewing Oil.If&quot; JR Returns&quot; is any indicator, Westar named him as President.&nbsp; Presumably, they thought he was a good businessman.So there is a somewhat complicated history about JR as a businessman.Maybe it depends on what season is being discussed</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 440127, member: 40536"] At least at the beginning of the series, we have to acknowledge JR as a good businessman. Ewing Oil was doing quite well. Jock wanted JR to teach Bobby the business, so we have to infer that Jock had confidence in JR's ability. Of course having Jock present prevented JR from doing anything too drastic, at least until the Asian wells. Having said that, the Asian wells represented a huge opportunity, and JR took a risk, and it worked out. Was it a wise risk? It is an old story - when a business person takes a risk and it works, that person is a genius When the risk fails, the person is... not Bobby won the Battle for Ewing Oil but JR still made a huge profit Much like Jock, Bobby had the effect of stopping JR from making a major error, at least until the Calhoun fiasco. In season 11, JR comes close to taking over Westar, that had to require business acumen. JR does eventually regain the Ewing Assets from Wendell I don't know what to say about seasons 13-14. Those seasons seem to be another show, not Dallas, and JR seems mostly absent from leading Ewing Oil. If" JR Returns" is any indicator, Westar named him as President. Presumably, they thought he was a good businessman. So there is a somewhat complicated history about JR as a businessman. Maybe it depends on what season is being discussed [/QUOTE]

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