Worst Managements of Publicly Traded Companies

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Worst Managements of Publicly Traded Companies

An SI Board Since March 1999

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Emcee: Ben Wa	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

Here is where we assemble the list of company managements who have screwed shareholders while making themselves wealthy. Unfortunately, there are many people who qualify to be included in this category. Deeds that enable one to qualify include: bonuses paid to top managements upon change in control of the company, increasing salary or reducing the strike price on stock options while company fundamentals and/or the stock price deteriorates, nepotism - the hiring of poorly qualified relatives to help run the firm in lieu of more highly qualified non-related people, those who put out variations of the same meaningless press release over and over. No doubt, SI'ers will think of additional deeds that will vault the managements of companies into this most heralded club. We might think of establishing a tier, with points being assigned for various misdeeds. Possibly at the end of each fiscal quarter or calendar year, we can bestow awards on those whose very presence within a company simply defines sleaze and betrayal.

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Reply	Message Preview	From	Recs	Posted
27	wavcentral.com	Josef Svejk	-	5/15/1999
26	well maybe that's all noise.	Ben Wa	-	5/15/1999
25	Revenue decreased. Decline result of focus of sales attention. Sales to signifi	Josef Svejk	-	5/15/1999
24	So...why is that bad?	Ben Wa	-	5/15/1999
23	It looks like this company manages their debt like some people I know: get a lo	hunchback	-	5/15/1999
22	sec.yahoo.com	Josef Svejk	-	5/14/1999
21	I'm interested in this thread, even though few answer. Can you be descript	hunchback	-	5/14/1999
20	AURA sucks too. Did you sell your BICO? If not, I'll bet you wish you had	Joe Lyddon	-	5/14/1999
19	They have only been in business for 17 years and you expect them to have a pro	Joe Master	-	5/9/1999
18	Sorry. I wouldn't dare to guess how high this would go. If enough people	hunchback	-	4/30/1999
17	I bought Bico last week at $ 0.05. It is now $ 0.22. Should I sell soon, or d	Jonathan S. Feingold	-	4/30/1999
16	Isn't it the most incredible thing? I've watched off and on for over	Shoot1st	-	4/30/1999
15	I agree with the lottery ticket idea. Thanks, I was trying to decide what to d	hunchback	-	4/30/1999
14	COuld not have said it better. YOu made a profit........????????? I'd ca	Shoot1st	-	4/30/1999
13	BICO No one writes here anymore, so I will. This company really makes me laug	hunchback	-	4/30/1999
12	cancom.net	Josef Svejk	-	4/7/1999
11	WURST CASE SCENARIO RESULTS IN 5-KM-LONG SAUSAGE Laasdorf, Germany (dpa) - It	Sir Auric Goldfinger	-	4/7/1999
10	I figure that if BICO could take over the free world and distribute it equally	Shoot1st	-	4/2/1999
9	BICO was the least expensive education I ever received. I still follow their	hunchback	-	4/2/1999
8	Copytele: self enrichment through option sales. No verifable product.	Sir Auric Goldfinger	-	3/31/1999
7	BICO may well have been the original hype-a-rama. Eight years ago, give or take	Shoot1st	-	3/31/1999
6	Actually, I was hoping for a description of the behavior that makes managements	Ben Wa	-	3/31/1999
5	P.S. techstocks.com	Josef Svejk	-	3/31/1999
4	Just a wild guess. I was hoping you would find favor with my choice. Shootie	Shoot1st	-	3/31/1999
3	how sweet	Ben Wa	-	3/31/1999

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