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It would improve equity, sure, but a potentially larger impact would be that when "increasing value for shareholders" the shareholders in question are also the

It would improve equity, sure, but a potentially larger impact would be that when "increasing value for shareholders" the shareholders in question are also the employees. It's a lot easier winning a fight against short-term profit taking when a significant portion of the shareholders are figuratively and literally invested in making long-term choices.

duxup 2mo ago
Is that something that happens? I’ve owned company stock and I’ve never noticed a situation where the employees owned enough to make a difference in how the company operates. The only exception being a company designed to be employee owned…
- mcv 2mo ago
  I think the idea is that all companies should be designed to be employee owned for at least a significant part.
  - duxup 2mo ago
    That seems like a very Cuban "do as I say" kinda thing without much thought to it.