But Citigroup's recent woes, and Mr. Weill's managerial lapses, make even that unlikely, analysts said.

Mr. Carlson has mellowed some with age, according to those who have known him for years, so that his public outbursts over what he considers managerial lapses are less frequent.

Mr. Webster said his review would not be a disciplinary inquiry aimed at punishing F.B.I. officials for managerial lapses, but would focus on procedural changes.

This presumed blunder is identified as "the bigger crime," which you see as a managerial lapse of the military.

After much criticism of managerial and investigative lapses at the F.B.I., the Bush administration and lawmakers came forward with a batch of overhaul proposals.

Some officials have described the F.B.I.'s inaction as a serious managerial lapse that allowed Mr. Hanssen to spy undetected for 15 years.

Los Alamos has been under close scrutiny for years because of managerial and security lapses.

Nuclear Management Flaws Westinghouse Electric, hired to save two big nuclear weapon factories, has suffered managerial lapses.

But it makes no sense to argue that is "unfair" for Andersen's employees to have to pay the price for the ethical and managerial lapses of their superiors.

Mr. Von Essen said the managerial lapses are often an outgrowth of the firehouse culture.