Action Quote by Cyrus Pallonji Mistry

“Stop Destroying Shareholder Value”

— Miles Anthony Smith

Shareholder value theory - the destructive idea that companies should be run solely for the benefit of shareholders - has led to financialized businesses…

— Mariana Mazzucato

When the value of the company clearly has fallen below what its assets are worth, having a shareholder who says, 'Let's get a better…

— Ben Horowitz

On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world,

— Jack Welch

“Agencies missed the significance of “shareholder value” and the change in priorities that it represented to their clients. They assumed, perhaps, that creativity and…

— Michael Farmer

Shareholder activism is not a privilege - it is a right and a responsibility. When we invest in a company, we own part of…

— Mark Mobius

Management has failed miserably at creating increased value for shareholders. Indeed, despite some recent short-term gains, which actually only put us back where we…

— Roy O. Disney

Shareholder value is the result of you doing a great job, watching your share price go up, your shareholders win, and dividends increasing. What…

— Jack Welch

I think the biggest single issue is income inequity and what this is doing to the good old "American dream." This and corporatism -…

— George Saunders

“Corporate governance involves its fair share of short-term demands, but focusing on long-term value creation ensures sustainable success.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

Stock ownership in the US is very highly concentrated. [Shareholder actions are] something, but it's like the old Communist Party in the USSR, it…

— Noam Chomsky

Excessive pay and rewards for failure are bad for shareholders, the economy and society.

— Chuka Umunna