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Deepwater - The Shareholder Value Myth

Graham Watson

12th September 2016

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Katie Allen writing here in the Guardian looks at the new Deepwater Horizon film and what the disaster tells us about the perils of poor standards of corporate governance, when shareholder gains are prioritised at the expense of other objectives.

Deepwater Horizon (2016) Official Movie Trailer – ‘Heroes’
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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