> a private owned company can care about it. Even successors. In theory, but rarely in practice. I've seen a lot of private, family-owned businesses go out of

> a private owned company can care about it. Even successors. In theory, but rarely in practice. I've seen a lot of private, family-owned businesses go out of business or get sold after the son/successor takes over because of exactly the phenomenon jesuscript mentions. Even if the successor cares, they don't care about the same things as the founder.