Within Time Warner, executives debated what to do if Disney stood its ground.
Executives debated how to bring its bribes into compliance with the law, with one executive writing, "when we abandon the consultancy, we might as well abandon the business".
Even at Bertelsmann's music division, BMG, executives debated often and stridently the wisdom of the Napster investment.
Monsanto executives debated a new name for that new company, and determined it would cost them $40 million to develop a new brand.
Facebook's executives debated the wisdom of a lawsuit but eventually decided to ride out the wave of unwanted, and often unflattering, publicity.
On Monday, after Ms. Kardashian confirmed the divorce via a statement to the E! news division, network executives debated what to do about the daily repeats.
Executives debated between singing and dancing, but settled on the former because it would be easier for contestants to show off at work.
After the indictment last week, senior bank executives debated whether the government's charges required them to terminate their relationship with SAC, or whether it was too hazardous trading with a firm operating under indictment.
For months, CBS executives debated the plan to move "Survivor" to Thursday from last year's time slot of 8 p.m. on Wednesday, before deciding that the opportunity was simply too enticing.
Planning for Nouvel's assembly plant, where Ferrari will build its new 8-cylinder California model and a 12-cylinder model that is in the planning stage, went through at least three stages as the architect and Ferrari executives debated questions like whether to build the plant on one or two levels.
