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Related: “””In the recent history of management ideas, few have had a more profound — or pernicious — effect than the one that says corporations should be run
by seanp2k2 9y ago
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“””In the recent history of management ideas, few have had a more profound — or pernicious — effect than the one that says corporations should be run in a manner that “maximizes shareholder value.””””
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/09/09/how-the-cult-of-shareholder-value-wrecked-american-business/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/09/09/how-t...
- calibration263 9y agoAlso related, Tim Cook in a shareholder meeting after a proposal to remove environmental policies/focus: "We do things because they are right and just and that is who we are. That’s who we are as a company. I don’t…when I think about human rights, I don’t think about an ROI. When I think about making our products accessible for the people that can’t see or to help a kid with autism, I don’t think about a bloody ROI, and by the same token, I don’t think about helping our environment from an ROI point of view. ... If you only want me to make things, make decisions that have a clear ROI, then you should get out of the stock" http://mashable.com/2014/02/28/apple-ceo-tim-cook-climate-change/#4Syf5px5uuqK http://mashable.com/2014/02/28/apple-ceo-tim-cook-climate-ch...