Jim I agree with you, but the funny thing is that Kodak`s stock
prices have been going down since the early 90's. I would think
even the dumbest MBA would have realized by now that their
current strategies for boosting short term stock prices are not
working.  IMO the problem is not in the search for the quick
buck, but in the dumb search for the quick buck. Actually I
think that a manager or CEO who is looking for quick profits has
to be smarter and more on the ball than those who take the long
term view, as they are taking quick risks and making intuitive
desicions instead of using all the data available to them.