18. We take for granted that a primary objective and obligation of a corporation is to
maximize profits. But does this mean a corporation cannot also fulfill its obligations to
society? The speaker claims mat the two duties necessarily conflict. In my view,
however, a corporations duties to maximize shareholder wealth and to serve society
will at times coincide and at times-conflict; and when they do conflict, neither takes
automatic precedence over the other.
.Beyond the obvious duty to maximize shareholder wealth, corporations indeed
owe a duty to serve society, especially the immediate community, which permits
corporations to operate in exchange for an implicit promise that the corporations will do
no harm and will bring some benefit to the community. These duties can often be
fulfilled together. For example, a successful corporation brings jobs and related
economic benefit to the community. And, by contributing to community activities and
changes in other ways, the corporation gains a reputation for social responsibility that
often helps it become even more successful.
However, at times these duties do conflict. Consider, for instance, a company that
unknowingly leaks into the ground a toxic substance that threatens to contaminate local
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