A business theory helped put profits for shareholders ahead of other corporate interests.
Once upon a time, GE put share owners last in line for company revenues. That changed in the ’80s and ’90s.
Shareholders like the practice, but is it good for the economy?
A lot of the money behind activist investors comes from pension funds and mutual funds.
Bill George says a company should be driven by a mission, not a stock price.
It's a story of a century-old business imploding.
More schools are telling students that profits aren't the only consideration.
'The smartest guy in the room' doesn't have a long-term outlook, Karen Ho says.
Law professor and author Lynn Stout thinks so.