> > Why would Cerberus pick an incompetent like Bob Nardelli to run Chrysler?
> > Obviously none of the Cerberus people have stepped foot in a Home Depot
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> "house brand" items are now made in China? Almost as bad as Walmart or
> Target.
Unfortunately, corporate America is like major league sports. Even if
a coach is let go because he has a losing season, another team picks
him up. It's a closed fraternity. A part of the problem stems from
having interlocking boards of directors -- the same people on the
boards of many other companies.
If they really wanted to bring in an outsider, why not Jack Welch?
Joe - 10 Aug 2007 04:03 GMT
> Unfortunately, corporate America is like major league sports. Even if
> a coach is let go because he has a losing season, another team picks
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> If they really wanted to bring in an outsider, why not Jack Welch?
Yeah, it just blows my mind that they'd be that stupid. They could surely
afford to hire somebody a lot cheaper who hasn't been totally discredited
yet.
The bottom line is, they are all on the side of CEO's. Not just chrysler's
board, but all of them.. Boards of Directors are always composed of CEO's
of other companies.
It'll be interesting to see if some stockholders in some company (any
company) are able to get out from under these guys some day. A lot of
times, one officer will get paid more money than the whole company
generates. The stockholders could steal all that money from the CEO, and
maybe keep it.