Elevating the creation of shareholder value to the status of primary objective is based on a faulty assumption—that capital is the scarcest resource in an economy, when in reality it’s knowledge that’s the scarce, critical ingredient in solving problems. […] This is not to say that shareholders or other owners are unimportant. But providing them with a return that is competitive compared with the alternatives is a boundary condition for a successful business; it is not the purpose of a business. After all, having enough food is a boundary condition for life—but the purpose of life is more than just eating.
Content: Quotation
Authors: Eric Beinhocker, Nick Hanauer
Source: “McKinsey Quarterly”
Subjects: Capitalism, Economics, Knowledge
Authors: Eric Beinhocker, Nick Hanauer
Source: “McKinsey Quarterly”
Subjects: Capitalism, Economics, Knowledge
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