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> A company is its employees. This is a bit nit-picky, but I find it distracting when an article leads with a statement that strikes me as grossly inaccurate.
by DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
> A company is its employees.
This is a bit nit-picky, but I find it distracting when an article leads with a statement that strikes me as grossly inaccurate.
Because if the rest of the article hinges on the accuracy of that opening statement, I'm likely to regret having spent time reading the article.
Clarification: The reason I'm skeptical of that particular opening statement is AFAIK U.S. corporations can have assets, liabilities, etc. that are very different than simply the sum of their employees. For example, I would gladly accept the parts of Apple that aren't employees: its bank accounts, patent portfolio, etc.
- djsumdog 8y agoI thought the same thing. A company is also its buildings, equipment, things that can be liquidated, it's founders, it's principal investors, etc..
- philwelch 8y agoA company whose value lies solely or predominantly in its tangible or liquefiable assets is a company that an efficient market will soon liquify, and thus ceases to be a company.
- acheron 8y ago"I've been saying for years that employees are our most valuable asset. It turns out that I was wrong. Money is our most valuable asset. Employees are ninth." -Dilbert's PHB
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