LOOK: The World's Worst CEOs

LOOK: The World's Worst CEOs
FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn speaks at a Google conference in San Francisco. Dunn resigned on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, after the retailer's board launched an investigation into his "personal conduct." The 28-year Best Buy veteran joins a list of big-name CEOs who stepped down or were fired after getting into trouble for their actions outside of the corner office. The alleged offenses _ and the punishments _ have varied widely from lying to cheating. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn speaks at a Google conference in San Francisco. Dunn resigned on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, after the retailer's board launched an investigation into his "personal conduct." The 28-year Best Buy veteran joins a list of big-name CEOs who stepped down or were fired after getting into trouble for their actions outside of the corner office. The alleged offenses _ and the punishments _ have varied widely from lying to cheating. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Who are the absolute worst chief executives of 2012? Sydney Finkelstein thinks he knows. The longtime professor at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business is the author of 11 books with such titles as Why Smart Executives Fail and Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions, so he knows a thing or two about utter failure. He’s been putting out his list for three years now, and last year it included the chief executives of Netflix (NFLX), Research in Motion (RIM), and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). Here’s the list (except where noted the companies didn’t respond to a request for comment):

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