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But his nose is under the tent.This is a common malady among "JCs". Iacocca, after turning Chrysler around, bought Gulfstream and Lamborghini, even financed a Formula 1 engine under the Lamborghini brand.
The big dogs at Volkswagen bought Skoda, SEAT, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ducati, and Bugatti.
Ford bought Jaguar and Land Rover.
Jimmy Ling bought up armloads of companies to build LTV.
The malady is called "empire building".
What Is Empire Building?
Empire building is the act of attempting to increase the size and scope of an individual or organization's power and influence.
In the corporate world, this is seen at the intra-company level when managers or executives are more concerned with expanding their business units, their staffing levels, and the dollar value of assets under their control than they are with developing and implementing ways to benefit shareholders.Investopedia: Terms E EmpirebuildingTrump is a "JC". Only difference between him and other "JCs", is he is building his empire by taking over countries.
Steve
