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minus-squareJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·1 day agoBut if they do that, how can they maximize shareholder value?
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agowhose shareholders? McD’s? The franchisee’s?
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·33 minutes agoThis is one where I feel like those disparate groups of shareholders have different vested interests and ideas of what maximizing value means.
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day ago‘Shareholder Value’ is derived from Rents. It’s McDonalds.
minus-squarehark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoThe more that franchisees can bear to pay in rent, the more corporate can charge, so the franchisees hiring fewer people is maximizing shareholder value even if indirectly.
But if they do that, how can they maximize shareholder value?
whose shareholders? McD’s? The franchisee’s?
Yes
This is one where I feel like those disparate groups of shareholders have different vested interests and ideas of what maximizing value means.
‘Shareholder Value’ is derived from Rents. It’s McDonalds.
The more that franchisees can bear to pay in rent, the more corporate can charge, so the franchisees hiring fewer people is maximizing shareholder value even if indirectly.