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Nationalization would likely mean wiping out the big banks' managements and shareholders. It's because that reckoning has mostly been avoided so far… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
He or she must be successful in economic terms, but always within an ethical framework. Whether his or her constituency is a… — Lee R. Raymond Copy Share Image
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At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place.… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Management has failed miserably at creating increased value for shareholders. Indeed, despite some recent short-term gains, which actually only put us back… — Roy O. Disney Copy Share Image
What the American people don't understand is how Merrill Lynch or AIG or Lehman Brothers can reward people, and the entity fails.… — Richard Grasso Copy Share Image
I basically believe the medical insurance industry should be nonprofit, not profit-making. There is no way a health reform plan will work… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
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The problems are our lives. In the "developed" countries, at least, the large problems occur because all of us are living either… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
We like our current shareholders and don't want to entice anyone to become one. It would help current shareholders to hear our… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
To build and sustain brands people love and trust, one must focus-not only on today but also on tomorrow. It's not easy...but… — Irene Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
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I know different ways of looking at things. I have my stockholders, and I feel a very keen responsibility to the shareholders,… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
Our people, our shareholders, me, Bill Gates, we expect to change the world in every way, to succeed wildly at everything we… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who's halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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There is strong mentoring of women in the academy. Corporations appear more willing to resist affirmative action to advance women, and boards… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes… — Juan Somavia Copy Share Image
If the government wants to do social policy, it should not be done in a quasi-public company. If you have a mortgage… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
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Some foreign investors accuse us of being unfair to shareholders by using our resources for community development. Yes, this is money that… — Ratan Tata Copy Share Image
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Money managers have to account for their actions to their shareholders, which means they have an undue fear of underperformance. We invest… — Richard Chandler Copy Share Image
I made a mistake in presuming that the self-interests of organisations, specifically banks and others, were such that they were best capable… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
They used to ask: "How will this decision that we make today affect our people in the future?" Now we make decisions… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I hope people understand that when you tax corporations that the concrete and the steel and the plastic don't pay. People pay.… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
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... Our first priority should be the people who work for the companies, then the customers, then the shareholders. Because if the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The worst example of rural poverty is that of migrant farm workers. They have no permanent jobs, so they have no equity… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
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Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities to include the interests of all the stakeholders in society at large; not just shareholders,… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
Companies do not commit crimes; only their agents do. And while a company might get the benefit of some such crimes, prosecuting… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
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