Should executives take an oath of office?
Inspiration
March 20, 2014
Jane Perdue
Executive Director, The Jane Group
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smartblog for leadershipForty-four years ago, economist Milton Friedman changed the way corporations did business with his declaration that “there is one and only one social responsibility of business — to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game.”
Power-suited corporate executives turned their attention to increasing stock prices, upping dividend payments and boosting earnings, all as part of maximizing shareholder value.
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