The Profit Motive: Defending Shareholder Value Maximization

by Stephen M. Bainbridge

Book Overview

What responsibility, if any, does a corporation have to society? How should corporations balance environmental, social, and governance factors? The Profit Motive addresses these questions of corporate purpose using historical, legal, and economic perspectives. Stephen M. Bainbridge enters the debate around corporate social responsibility to mount an unabashed defense of shareholder capitalism and maximizing shareholder value. The book offers context...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009012150
• ISBN13: 9781009012157
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"