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Serving Shareholders Doesn’t Mean Putting Profit Above All Else

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Serving Shareholders Doesn’t Mean Putting Profit Above All Else

Is maximizing profits the sole responsibility of business, as Milton Friedman argued in 1970? Shareholders often care about more than money; many prefer fair-trade coffee or electric cars over cheaper alternatives, demonstrating prosocial values.

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