Yes… but at the behest of the shareholders. If the shareholders want to trade off empathy for profits, they will. And it will be a trade off. And the shareholders will want more profit without regard for the fallout. Because their only stake in the company lasts until those profits last, then they cut their losses and run, in a much more expedient way than the CEOs.
It’s both.
And some CEOs are FAR worse than others.
They are hired and fired at the behest of the shareholders, though. Their motives and ethics are what decide the kind of CEO that takes the reins.
Partially. Some CEOs are more psycho than others.
Some are able to do what builds profit with less sociopathy.
Yes… but at the behest of the shareholders. If the shareholders want to trade off empathy for profits, they will. And it will be a trade off. And the shareholders will want more profit without regard for the fallout. Because their only stake in the company lasts until those profits last, then they cut their losses and run, in a much more expedient way than the CEOs.
Yes. Without question.
But rarely better than the worst person you know.