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> but an organization can't do things out of the goodness of its heart. Why not?
by aries1980 10y ago
> but an organization can't do things out of the goodness of its heart.
Why not?
- spacebat 10y agoA public company may not be able to, because the board may be sued for doing things that do not increase shareholder value in the short term?
- aries1980 10y agoThe company's mission is to fulfil its purpose that may or may not related to immediate shareholder value. I recommend to read the Flow's author's other book called Good Business: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Business-Leadership-Making-Meaning/dp/0340739738 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Business-Leadership-Making-Mea... . He describes quite well what bugged me with the concept of “a business entity is to maximise the profit”.
- mrkurt 10y agoBecause orgs are amoral.
- aries1980 10y agoIf companies can have “culture”, they can have personality and morale / ethics as well.