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Re: Activision CEO Earns 64.9 Mil
The problem with this idea is the board and the shareholders won't allow this to happen. You know the the whole LucasArts closing? Big George kept that studio open because he was making the decisions (and he printed money elsewhere in his empire) so he could float all of the LucasArts employees for the long term. Disney… -
Re: Activision CEO Earns 64.9 Mil
pretty much. that is, if you want to keep going in this industry. It's either move or dig in early as a core member of a local company. Make your self overly valuable. -
Re: Activision CEO Earns 64.9 Mil
Here's the weird thing... most of us would take that money and start up 3, 4, 15 studios and still live a very comfortable lifestyle. What he does with his money tells you a lot about where he comes from and why he is in the industry. -
Re: Activision CEO Earns 64.9 Mil
In case you need a breakdown of his 2012 compensation. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/123577-Updated-Activision-CEO-Earned-64-9-Million-in-2012 "Upon further clarification of the compensation report, Activision has explained to us that approximately $55.9 million of Kotick's reported earnings - which, as we note… -
Re: Activision CEO Earns 64.9 Mil
..............................................................................um. edit: games will eventually move to the movie development model completely. studios will have a "core" salary team that makes of a fraction of the overall dev volume. the rest will be contract. This is going to happen. Then, in about ohhhhh i… -
Re: Activision CEO Earns 64.9 Mil
The days of the purely mercenary business are numbered. A lot of modern business schools are beginning to realize this, and are adjusting their curriculums accordingly. Money is a powerful motivator, there's no doubt about that. But it isn't the only motivator, and it isn't even the most effective motivator. A full-time… -
Re: Activision CEO Earns 64.9 Mil
@oXYnary yes there are lots of shades of gray here (no relation:)). and i agree that a sociopath is a bit more benign then a psychopath. an attribute like risk taking combine with a good sense of reason is vital to a decision maker. reading some of the comments that come out from these ceo's and executives, the stories…
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