Tag: Shareholders
Elon Musk takes Twitter private – here’s what that means for...
Erik Gordon, University of Michigan
Elon Musk has finally completed his US$44 billion deal to acquire Twitter and take...
Corporate taxes can be good for shareholders: Why some actually want...
Andrew Bauer, University of Waterloo
There is a prevailing assumption that, in the name of profit, shareholders don’t want...
Oil companies are thinking about a low-carbon future, but aren’t making...
Lewis Fulton, University of California, Davis and Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis
The global oil industry stands at a crossroads. Corporate leaders are weighing...
The rise, fall and rise again of businesses serving more than...
Pushan Dutt, INSEAD
What’s the purpose of a business? For a long time, the textbook answer to that question has been purely “to make as...
Investors, consumers and workers are changing capitalism for the better by...
Elizabeth Schmidt, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Capitalism’s days may be numbered – at least judging by recent polls.
A majority of millennials reject the economic system,...
Politicians who tweet-shame risk economic damage
Mark Humphery-Jenner, UNSW Australia
President-elect Trump has recently tweet-shamed several companies. This sort of attack has a real impact on the company and its shareholders,...
This simple proposal could reduce risk taking at big banks
By Joel Shapiro, University of Oxford
It has long been a goal of investors and corporate governance experts to make sure our business leaders aren’t...