And several analysts and investors say that some problems at Disney may point beyond the poor economy to weak management.
It currently can take as much as eight years to build a school, in part because of weak management and oversight of construction projects.
In the meantime, weak management might cost a company dearly.
The main problem I have encountered in my career is weak and ineffective management and leadership.
If weak management is the case, then a new code of ethics, no matter what you call it, will ring hollow.
But this isn't just about wicked staff or weak management.
But most community hospitals are in crisis, faced with decreased payments from insurers, weak management and inefficient technology.
In part because of the board's weak management of construction projects, it can take eight years to build a school.
Its big advantage is that it directly addresses a major source of corruption in many countries, namely the weak management of public finances.
Anything in the form of participation would be viewed as weak management.