Being responsible Quote by Noam Chomsky
“Stakeholders - meaning workers and community - the CEO could just as well be responsible to them. This presupposes there ought to be management but why does there have to be management? Why not have the stakeholders run the industry?”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview on Economic Democracy, 1995
Management is seen as a necessary intermediary, but stakeholders could directly control enterprises, questioning hierarchy.
In simple terms: Stakeholders could run firms without managers.
Key Takeaway
Consider stakeholder governance models.
Themes
economics
governance
power
management
democracy
Mood
critical
inquisitive
Type
analytical
philosophical
When to use this quote
- cooperatives
- employee ownership
- community projects
- policy debates
Key Concepts
Stakeholder theory
direct democracy
organizational design
Questions to Reflect On
- How would decisions be made efficiently?
- What safeguards are needed?
A Different Perspective
Stakeholder control may lack expertise and coordination.
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