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Shareholders vs. Stakeholders: Balancing Financial Ethics and Business
Ask almost any business leader today and they will tell you that they view the “shareholder primacy” and “stakeholder theory” of business as synonymous. Only by treating your employees, customers, and other stakeholders well, they say, will you manage to run a profitable business. Indeed, that is what we heard from the leaders at the Business Roundtable, 181 CEOs including Jamie Dimon of JPMC and Jeff Bezos of Amazon, in 2019 when they released a new statement defining the purpose of a corporation to promote an economy and financial system that serves all Americans.
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September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020