Many business leaders devote a lot of time to making shareholders happy. Happy shareholders are a good thing, of course, but shareholder value shouldn't be the only goal of a business. Stakeholders ...

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What should be the role of corporations in society? Discussion and debate on this issue have been ongoing for decades. More recently, however, the 2007-2008 global financial crisis unleashed a huge ...

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When engaging with stakeholders and investors, financial leaders must be able to communicate cap table details clearly and confidently. Highlighting equity distribution, ownership structure and ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In August 2019, the Business Roundtable issued what many herald as a historic change to the ...