Discover the concept of sacred cows—deeply held beliefs or practices immune to criticism. Learn how they function and explore examples in finance and beyond.

Shareholder value is the financial value investors receive from owning shares of a company's stock. Increasing shareholder value over the long term typically leads to a higher stock price and ...

I asked Prof. Bainbridge whether I could cross-post this from Corporate Finance Lab, and he kindly agreed: What is the purpose of a corporation? Is it, as Nobel Economics laureate Milton Friedman ...

In a well-intentioned op-ed in The Washington Post, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales recently extolled his new phone venture, which has pledged to devote a quarter of its profits to “good causes” ...

Yesterday Warren Lichtenstein, Executive Chairman of Aerojet Rocketdyne, released another letter designed to obscure the reasons underpinning a proxy fight he launched – his failures as a chairman and ...

Eileen Drake (the CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD)) and the other members of the Committee For Aerojet Rocketdyne Shareholders and Value Maximization today issued a comprehensive presentation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aline Holzwarth is a healthtech advisor in AI and behavioral design. Jan 07, 2020, 06:30am EST This article is more than 5 years ...

David Gelles has been reporting on American CEOs for years at The New York Times. But there’s one CEO who stands heads and shoulders above his peers. He’s been retired for more than two decades, but ...

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Shareholder value is the financial value investors receive from owning shares of a company's stock. Increasing shareholder value over the long term typically leads to a higher stock price and ...