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Stakeholders Matter, but Shareholders Still #1

Quora logo for post about corporate stakeholders based on a Quora answer

This post about corporate stakeholders is based largely on my answer to a Quora question. Please see How many companies do you think will adopt the Business Roundtable’s statement that the purpose of a corporation is to take into account ALL stakeholders

The Business Roundtable describes itself as an association of chief executive officers of America’s leading companies. On August 19, 2019, the Roundtable garnered headlines when it announced that it had redefined the purpose of a corporation to promote an economy that serves all Americans. In my opinion, that characterization is not accurate.

Roundtable Statement about Stakeholders

Here is what the relevant portion of the Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation says:

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