I'm a spreadsheet guy. But you get to that moment of truth, and it has nothing to do with a spreadsheet. You've… — Brian Roberts Copy Share Image
Business exists to supply goods and services to customers and economic surplus to society, rather than to supply jobs to workers and… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Why not stakeholder action? There's no economic principal that says that management should be responsive to shareholders, in fact you can read… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We believe that a company's obligations extend far beyond its bottom line and its shareholders - to a wider constituency that includes… — John A. Byrne Copy Share Image
My obligation is to the owners of Barclays, my shareholders. They hired me. People who criticise compensation for individuals in isolation at,… — Bob Diamond Copy Share Image
Patagonia, a large apparel manufacturer based in Ventura, California, has organized itself as a 'B-corporation.' That's a for-profit company whose articles of… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I'm going to continue doing my thing and work my butt off to add value for shareholders and as long as they… — Andrew Mason Copy Share Image
I believe corporations that benefit from everything America has to offer should feel (ph) some sense of responsibility, not just to their… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The banks don't have anything - no rights whatsoever. The banks are shareholders of SLEC, and SLEC has no rights. I am… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
The typical entrepreneur is no longer the bold and tireless man of Marshall, or the sly and rapacious Moneybags of Marx, but… — Edwin Arlington Robinson Copy Share Image
In our search for more, we have blinded ourselves to our personal responsibility for challenging these absurdities. A resource-based society considers us… — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
Stock ownership in the US is very highly concentrated. [Shareholder actions are] something, but it's like the old Communist Party in the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The board is currently undertaking what could be its most important task, ... We are confident that we're going to make a… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
If the employees come first, then they're happy. A motivated employee treats the customer well. The customer is happy so they keep… — Herb Kelleher Copy Share Image
In terms of companies, they must stand for something bigger. They must be dedicated to something larger than financial results. I reject… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
When management owns stock, then rewarding the shareholders becomes a first priority, whereas when management simply collects a paycheck, then increasing salaries… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
In the 1980s, corporate raiders began mounting unfriendly takeovers of companies that could deliver higher returns to their shareholders - if they… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The profit motive is not only fundamental to our ability to reward shareholders and pay employees; it's fundamental to excellent journalism. Far… — Lachlan Murdoch Copy Share Image
It's a nightmare to administer some of this sort of thing, but I want to tell the shareholders of Berkshire, to the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
[Steven] Lerner's plan starts by attacking JP Morgan Chase with demonstrations on Wall Street, protests at the annual shareholder meeting, and then… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I love the Knicks and Rangers, right, but you still have a responsibility to your shareholders. They're not there because they're fans.… — James L. Dolan Copy Share Image
It can be argued that the U.S. brokerage and investment banking industry has transformed the modern American stock market into nothing more… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
The name 'The Beach Boys' is controlled by Brother Records Inc., which was founded by the original members of the Beach Boys… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
What I am saying is, all health care has a problem with costs. Medicare is growing slower than the private insurance plans.… — Anthony Weiner Copy Share Image
I'm not an insider. I'm not on the board. I'm an outsider. That implies a certain kind of separation ... because the… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
It's no longer terribly sexy to own shares in certain companies; it used to be that being a shareholder in a corporation… — Thomas Koerfer Copy Share Image
There are certainly valid reasons for taking a company private, and it's also possible that C.E.O.s perform better when monitored by a… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
No doubt, corporate CEOs who lie to their shareholders and politicians who lie to their public know and believe intellectually that lying… — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
When you're CEO, you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company.… — Carlos Ghosn Copy Share Image
The customer is number one, the employee is number two and the shareholder is number three. If the customer is happy, the… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
A strong player, which has the sufficient critical mass, can withhold pressure better and create a more stable environment that benefits shareholders… — Lakshmi Mittal Copy Share Image
All this plan does is make everybody a capitalist. I know that the New York Stock Exchange says there are 25 million… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
We need a mutual fund industry with both vision and values; a vision of fiduciary duty and shareholder service, and values rooted… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Berkshire has the lowest turnover of any major company in the U.S.The Walton family owns more of Wal-Mart than Buffett owns of… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Our model is to develop each business separately with its own shareholder and management - this way we can concentrate on the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I sometimes wonder how some people can live with themselves in some of the big companies today. So many far-reaching decisions are… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
I've heard people say South Africans are arrogant, that they act no differently from their colonial masters. That needs to change. It's… — Patrice Motsepe Copy Share Image
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