The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public

by Lynn Stout and Lynn A. Stout

Book Overview

An in-depth look at the trouble with shareholder value thinking and at better options for models of corporate purpose.

Executives, investors, and the business press routinely chant the mantra that corporations are required to "maximize shareholder value." In this pathbreaking book, renowned corporate expert Lynn Stout debunks the myth that corporate law mandates shareholder primacy. Stout shows how shareholder value thinking endangers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605098132
• ISBN13: 9781605098135
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"