>Also: different but related: re: the struggle between Norfolk Southern and >CSX to buy Conrail. Pennsylvania state law affirms that enterprises need >not sell to the highest bidder but can also consider the needs of state >residents, customers and suppliers (read workers) in such matters. This too >strikes a blow at the notion that the firm is well-bounded and its >interests well-defined as "profit-maximization." cf. Sunbeam CEO "Chainsaw Al" 's recent memoir _Mean Business_ : "When I hear the word 'stakeholder', I ask: "How much did they pay for *their* stake?" Also: "I'm a superstar. My salary should not be compared to other CEO's, but to superstars in other fields, like basketball players." (These are paraphrases.) ___________________________________ Robert Naiman 1821 W. Cullerton Chicago Il 60608-2716 (h) 312-421-1776 Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348) 1007 W. Harrison Room 1180 Chicago, Il 60607-7137 (o) 312-996-2126 (voice mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://icarus.uic.edu/~rnaima1/
