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This article is all about errors that a management team could make, but I'm talking about their intentions. Google's management team cannot intentionally pursue goals that are bad for shareholders. I doubt that it would be legal to do so, but I'm not a lawyer, so suffice it to say that it's not practical because they would be removed from their management positions very quickly.
Point taken. It just irks me that people often use the myth that they must maximise shareholder profits at all cost as a reason for why companies act evil. The Harvard Business Review article, that a still can't find unfortunately, also talked about how this myth is pervasive in management circles, and leads to bad business practices and corporations being socially unresponsible. I got the impression that you were in…
Re: Remove Google Search History Before New Privacy Policy Takes Effect
#161I didnt read the article but I believe this is a state by state law, and some states use the term 'stakeholder' instead of 'shareholder'. A stake holder can be interpreted as anyone affected by the company's actions. If you live down the street from a manufacturing plant, you are a stakeholder because their emissions are going into the air you breath.