Sentence examples for autocratic executives from inspiring English sources

PAGE A3 Corporate Tough Guys Fall The fall of Philip Purcell of Morgan Stanley is evidence that the autocratic executives heralded a generation ago have fallen out of favor, Joseph Nocera writes.

Mr. Nardelli came to Detroit with a reputation as an autocratic executive who had clashed with shareholders and directors at his previous company, Home Depot.

"Gil's not an autocratic executive," he says.

They are two autocratic chief executives who have concentrated in their hands almost exclusive powers to make foreign policy decisions.

Instead of acting as an autocratic chief executive, he could run the city more like the prime minister of a fragile coalition government.

More than a dozen insurers are believed to have been subpoenaed recently to provide information.And then there is the Wall Street Journal's story about AIG's autocratic, veteran chief executive.

FOR years Michael Eisner has been one of the most autocratic, and best-paid, chief executives in America, a man who has had little patience for anyone questioning his leadership of Walt Disney.

RALEIGH, N.C., July 10 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp directors grew increasingly worried about Progress Energy Chief Executive Bill Johnson's "autocratic" management style and lacked confidence he could lead the largest U.S. utility, Duke CEO Jim Rogers told North Carolina regulators on Tuesday.

Most large organizations have a procedure for repudiating the actions of a chief executive who has made autocratic and disastrous decisions.

Mr. Tramiel's abrasive, autocratic style was renowned, and he fired executives frequently.

While Ellison can take credit for shifting Oracle's strategy to the Web and now to applications suites, his autocratic management style is driving away key executives, which has negatively affected the stock and some analyst's price targets.