geek49203
join:2000-11-25
Jackson, MI
| reply to Karl Bode
Re: Avarice and Greed
said by Leviathan:
Personally, I'm kind of curious about how much of the shady business practices were due to Tony boy, child wonder CFO and not necessarily good old pops?
My thoughts exactly. I'm not sure if it was due to sibling rivalry, a need for praise, or perhaps just caught up in good ol telecom greediness. My educated guess, having been to Coudersport to sit through a few meetings, is that the old man wasn't being told everything in the way that he needed to hear it. Access to the father was controlled by the sons, and it's anyone's guess what they told him (intentionally shady or not). It was a management style that is usually destined for failure even in good economic times. |
