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The Role of the Corporation in Society: An Alternative View and Opportunities for Future Research. George Serafeim, May 5, 2014, Paper. "A long-standing ideology in business education has been that a corporation is run for the sole interest of its shareholders. I present an alternative view where increasing concentration of economic activity and power in the world's largest corporations, the Global 1000, has opened the way for managers to consider the interests of a broader set of stakeholders rather than only shareholders. Having documented that this alternative view better fits actual corporate conduct..." Verified October 11, 2014