Taming the octopus : the long battle for the soul of the corporation
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393867237, 0393867234
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393867237, 0393867234
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-278) and index.
Description
"In this vivid and surprising history, we meet activists, investors, executives, and workers who fought over a simple question: Is the role of the corporation to deliver profits to shareholders, or something more? On one side were "business statesmen" who believed corporate largess could solve social problems. On the other were libertarian intellectuals such as Milton Friedman and his oft-forgotten contemporary, Henry Manne, whose theories justified the ruthless tactics of a growing class of corporate raiders. But Williams reveals that before the "activist investor" emerged as a capitalist archetype, Civil Rights groups used a similar playbook for different ends, buying shares to change a company from within.As a rising tide of activists pushed corporations to account for societal harms from napalm to environmental pollution to inequitable hiring, a new idea emerged: that managers could maximize value for society while still turning a maximal profit. This elusive ideal, "stakeholder capitalism," still dominates our headlines today. Williams's necessary history equips us to reconsider democracy's tangled relationship with capitalism."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Williams, K. E. (2024). Taming the octopus: the long battle for the soul of the corporation (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Kyle Edward. 2024. Taming the Octopus: The Long Battle for the Soul of the Corporation. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Kyle Edward. Taming the Octopus: The Long Battle for the Soul of the Corporation W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, Kyle Edward. Taming the Octopus: The Long Battle for the Soul of the Corporation First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
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