The Emperor's Nightingale: Restoring The Integrity Of The Corporation In The Age Of Shareholder Activism: restoring the integrity of the corporation in the age of shareholder activism

The Story

A compelling vision of the corporation of the future from the world's foremost shareholder activistToday's Corporation is a Jumble of Paradoxes and inconsistencies, played out through the fundamental tension between short-term profit maximization and long-term wealth and value creation. In The Emperor's Nightingale, Robert Monks weaves together parables, case studies, and the new science of complexity to reveal the true character of the corporation as it struggles to reconcile the opposing forces of certainty and uncertainty, the predictable and the serendipitous, the mechanistic and the human. In a challenge to conventional thinking about corporate behavior and performance, Monks paints a lively and compelling picture of the corporation at a crossroads, its future dependent upon its ability to balance its internal drive for profits with its accountability to governments, customers, and -- most importantly -- shareholders.