As former chief executives are punished for crimes and misdemeanors, current executives are playing it safe when it comes to buying attractive-looking assets.
Merger strategy at Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) and the former WorldCom Inc. has been a central issue at the trials of both former chief executives Dennis Kozlowski and Bernard Ebbers - in particular whether or not the respective spending sprees had any intrinsic value.
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