AMS .. No doubt the shareholders of Enron etc, were quite happy for such lofty advice for many years.
Clearly you are unfamiliar with the term "statistically significant sample" since you more than anyone on this board is most prone to ignore its long established scientific correlation to the truth when expounding your utterly simplistic views purported to describe the same. I realize that based on the "Enron effect" you see yourself as more capable, insightful and ethical than the management of each and every company irrespective of whether or not you have any experience in the industry within which they compete.
What you have failed to recognize is that the Enron types don't even come close to being a statistically significant sample of public company management in America most of whom are hardworking and principled with shareholder interests uppermost in their priorities. The jury is still out on IDCC management as to where they fall on the scale of commitment to maximizing shareholder value, but the important thing is that the jury is still out as opposed to your oft expressed conclusion that they have already shown that they should forever be lumped in with the Enron gang.
As CEO I built a company from zero to a position of leadership in its segment of the industry. However, I am incapable of evaluating the performance of IDCC management relative to the challenges they face. The only poster I think of who is capable of doing so on this board is Data Rox and I don't recall him leveling a great deal of criticism of the approach of IDCC's management. He has forgotten more than you or I will ever know about the best way to manage IDCC through its challenges. If I can accept that, can you?
Regards,
Danny