In the CEO Afterlife

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Regulators now worry that declining seed competition may lead to price increases on foods that every American family consumes. It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Likely true. You might think the current squeeze on oil supply would hurt their profits.

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

Toward the end of 2010, the new CEO, Bob Dudley, promised “to move the company forward and rebuild confidence after the terrible events.” Yet since December 2010 the company has issued issued only 118, and few have to do with the spill and its aftermath. Currently, the stock price is down 35% from pre-spill levels.