Reading Questions: Shareholder Theory Questions


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  • How does Friedman describe the responsibility of the executive? (1b)
  • In what senses may an executive be socially responsible? In what sense would it be wrong for an executive to be socially responsible (1b-2a)
  • How does corporate social responsibility end up being a kind of private taxation? (2b)
  • Reflection: If you invested $1000 of your hard-earned money into an ownership share of a company, what do you expect from the corporate executives?
  • What is the problem with the principle of private taxation? (2b-3a)
  • What is the negative consequence of private taxation? (3b)

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