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So far I have done very well at juggling my very liberal beliefs (Among other things I taught for 6 years and was a member of one of the most powerful unions in the country--our dean went off on unions during our acceptance dinner.) with the rather corporate mindset of my MBA program.
However, tomorrow we have a test in finance that includes an essay question on "Should a company do everything to maximize shareholder earnings or simply earn a satisfactory profit." Basically, do we go all in for the shareholders if we run the company or do we take a more Costco-esque approach towards making some returns and keeping the employees happy. Now, there is a "right" (defined solely in the theoretical stance--most new MBA programs do not say this is the ideal in real world conditions) answer to this question, which is shareholder maximization, which, of course, I disagree with.
The decision is do I write the essay that will get me an easy A, or do I actually write what I believe and hope he gives credit for arguing the point. Yay moral quandries!
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