Stories by Lynn Stout

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“The Dumbest Idea in the World”: Corporate America's False - and Dangerous - Ideology of Shareholder Value

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Part of a critical new movement, Lynn Stout's must-read new book exposes the lie behind the destructive trend of running public companies for the sole purpose of raising the stock price.