Presented by: Mahwish

Malik
MBA-Finance
INTRODUCTION
 Five half-truths shape
the way we think about
business and the way we
do business

 Capitalism in crisis

 Difference in our
sayings and work
A rising tide lifts all boat
We’re only in it for ourselves

 Maximizing personal
gain

 Self-interests

 Economic man goal:

MORE
Corporations exist to
maximize shareholders value
 has become the single
standard of performance

 1997 Business
Roundtable

 CEOs take the

responsibility to serve
the interests of the
shareholders
Companies need CEOs who
are heroic leaders
 Heroic leader who
single handedly steer
the business to success

 believe that CEO alone

is responsible for
company’s entire
performance
Companies need to be lean
and mean
 Mantra for getting in
shape after
recession

 Downsizing as a
strategy

 Fastest way to create

shareholders value

 “win win situation”

A rising tide lifts all boat

 Rationalizing the self-

serving behavior

 Flowing economy

 Phase of a tidal wave

Thank You