Amazon Employees, Not Investors, Will Have to Pressure Jeff Bezos to Slow Down

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Description: Thursday’s quarterly earnings report from Amazon (AMZN) spooked Wall Street. The 95¢ per share loss for the third quarter was worse than even the 74¢ loss analysts had expected.

Source: Businessweek.com

Date: Oct 23, 2014

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-23/amazon-employees-not-investors-will-have-to-pressure-jeff-bezos-to-slow-down#r=hpt-ls

Questions for Discussions:

  • Why did Amazon stock plunge?
  • Do you think these initiatives to develop new business will eventually pay off?
  • Why is poor stock performance a motivational concern for management as well as investors?