But the evidence supports a new approach to business - the "pie-growing mentality". This views the value that a company creates as a fixed pie. What are the lessons that you think youve learned about great companies that are particularly relevant and helpful for us to pay attention to in the context of the coronavirus? An icon of a desk calendar. Closing a polluting plant helps the environment but hurts employees. But actually, the investors are us. Alex Edmans. Turning to other stakeholders and other dimensions, what are you seeing that meets the standards and rigor of research that makes you, a finance professor, say, We ought to take this more seriously? Alex Edmans: The book is about responsible business. Turning to other stakeholders and other dimensions, what are you seeing that meets the standards and rigor of research that make you, a finance professor, say, We ought to take this more seriously. As a student studying biology with virtually no experience in business, my chances But they can also use their power instead to focus exclusively on profits and reduce their concern for society to lofty statements. Shareholders shouldn't have a pie-splitting mentality. The discography of American rapper Snoop Dogg includes 19 studio albums, five collaborative albums, 17 compilation albums, three extended plays, 25 mixtapes, 175 singles (including 112 as a featured artist), and 16 promotional singles.He has sold over 12.5 million albums in the United States and 37 million albums worldwide. So they maximise profits by exploiting society - cutting wages, price-gouging customers, or polluting the environment. You might think, Well, thats not hugely innovative, that a fitness company is providing fitness classes. But heres the thing which is really interesting. The tax, writes Perry V. Kalajian W79 GL90 WG90, would be easy to undermine and would hinder U.S. competitiveness. Alex Edmans: For everyone to receive a bigger slice, capitalism has to grow the pie. . Edmans, A. Cambridge University Press. Or, maybe you have an inspired CEO, and she both improves her performance and starts thinking about her employees. Personal-finance expert Ross Mac W12 talks money, music, and his Netflix debut. This suggests that the best way to improve how a company treats workers is not by reducing the CEOs pay and redistributing it, but when the CEO thinks about the long term, then she knows that its more important for her to invest in employees, because they are material to the long-term success of the company. This polarisation is an example of the "pie-splitting mentality". It does further tests to suggest that its employee satisfaction that leads to good performance, rather than the reverse. That might be through heavy restrictions on CEO pay or profit-[sharing] and so forth. Under the pie-splitting mentality, business and society are enemies. Many leaders run their businesses with the "pie-splitting mentality". And as a result, theyve got great skills in entertaining. Being inspired by social value drives companies to innovate and do some amazing things. by Alex Edmans Paperback. That might be through heavy restrictions on CEO pay or profit-sharing and so forth. But Shkreli wanted to please only one constituency: investors seeking . When you serve society and run the business with a purpose, youre growing the pie, and therefore its not only stakeholders that benefit, but also shareholders, said Edmans in a recent interview with Wharton management professor Katherine Klein on the Dollars and Change podcast. With its dynamic suite of digital games and simulations grounded in the latest teaching research, Wharton Interactive is on a mission to radically transform and democratize education. % Amazon's value crossed the $1 trillion mark last February, but this value may have been created at the expense . But as Alex rightly says in his book . But this is based on the pie-splitting mentality - the idea that a CEO's pay is at the expense of everybody else. I look at not just the future stock performance, but also future earnings and profitability of the company. Many are based on the pie-splitting mentality. An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. x\o/b)`w=\=Vlum3CJc)6rI3a?_~d G8sDGR0xVW#>|q]_aq& a_0'[O?__sb_r}L+x#$(QJPde2J,c/*M"(i42 }P*T$@3! MGS)y$QJM$;uE3X. The amount that can be reallocated through redistributing the pie is tiny. by George Serafeim Hardcover. One subscription to access them all. Thats the pitch for Keye, a new idea from Rohan Parikh G23 WG23, Niha Gottiparthy WG23, and Paolo Fornasini G23 WG23 thats tackling subscription fatigue. "The important thing is if you create value, what is critical is to make sure that the value is shared with. Edmans: Certainly so. One for the World members pledge to fight global poverty by supporting the most effective charities. Many are based on the pie-splitting mentality. Mercks drug ivermectin has substantially reduced river blindness worldwide; Vodafones mobile money service M-Pesa has lifted 200,000 Kenyans out of poverty; and Googles maps, search engines and shared documents make millions of lives easier each day. The book title suggests that if companies deliver value to stakeholders, in the long term they do benefit their investors. %PDF-1.7 Thats 89-184% compounded. In practice, its very difficult to calculate the future payoff of an investment. So they maximise profits by exploiting society - cutting wages, price-gouging customers, or polluting the environment. 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Any slice given to stakeholders is at the expense of profits (and so some CEOs minimise society's share); any profits are viewed as extracting from society. Are these companies serious about purpose, or are they signing onto these statements because it makes them look good? ), Find out more about saving to your Kindle, Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108860093.004. Dean Erika James on the importance of expressing thanks to colleagues not just now, but year-round. Or youre not in a relevant industry, like food and sanitizer. They assume that the value that a company creates is a fixed pie. please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. Any slice of the pie given to society reduces the slice taken by shareholders. . One study shows that companies that treat their employees fairly as human, rather than resources outperformed their peers by 2.3-3.8% per year over a 28-year period. Profits generate returns to stakeholders There is a limit to what can be achieved by regulation If responsible business was only about pie-splitting, it leaves no role for small firms with low profits to distribute to society . And the battle theyve been fighting has been around for centuries. Should companies be run to earn a profit, or to serve a purpose? Now if you're a small company, you can't always donate money to charity. Grow the Pie sets out a radically different approach - by applying it, companies can create both profit for investors and value for society. 2019-2020 Wharton Alumni Magazine. The consensus among politicians, citizens, and even executives themselves on both sides of the political spectrum and throughout the world is that business just isnt working for ordinary people. There have been some great responses to the crisis that Id call pie-splitting i.e., companies and investors are bearing the load of the burden to help society. If you look at, say, Bob Iger [until recently CEO and now executive chairman] at Disney, last year he was in a controversy because he had earned $65 million, but that wasnt necessarily at the expense of society. Wharton management professor Mike Useem's recent book on successful CEOs sparks ideas for finding inspiration within our own networks. They think that the best way to increase profit is to reduce society's slice, by price-gouging customers or exploiting workers. Thats problematic for at least two reasons. This views the value that a company creates as a fixed pie. Thats because it enables many investments to be made that end up delivering substantial long-term payoffs. The meta-analyses looked at other dimensions, as well. So a purpose statement which includes every stakeholder is not going to provide guidance to those decisions. A purposeful brand is one that grows the pie - that creates social value. Under this approach, a company's primary responsibility is to grow the pieto create value for society. The amount that can be reallocated through redistributing the pie is tiny. There have been some great responses to the crisis, which Id call pie-splitting i.e., companies and investors are bearing the load of the burden to help society. Milton Friedman: "the social responsibility of business is to increase . But the whole idea of growing the pie means that all companies can contribute, even if youre in an unrelated industry, and even if you dont have millions of dollars to give, just by thinking innovatively as to how you can use whats in your hand to serve wider society. Profits arent evil value extraction but serve a crucial role in society providing returns to parents saving for their childrens education, pension schemes investing for their retirees, or insurance companies funding future claims. Find out more about saving to your Kindle. Is it financial performance that causes social performance, including employee satisfaction? Decoupling business, work and jobs: exactly where is value created in today's organisations? They may be policy makers or academics who say that business needs to serve wider society. Sadly, the pie-splitting mentality is practised by many CEOs also. The pie splitting mentality "This is the idea that the value created by a business is a fixed pie" explains Alex. But the good news is that there is another way. This question became the catalyst for Cardon, a skin-care brand using high-quality Korean product formulations in simple and targeted ranges for men. So if we thought there was reverse causality, that the employee satisfaction was the result of good performance, then that good performance would already be [reflected] in the stock price. I would agree with them [on that goal], but I will disagree with them as to how to get there. Klein: The causal mechanism we expect is that when your company is a good place to work, when your company gives people purpose and meaning and pay, you attract better workers, you keep them, and you get, not surprisingly, better performance. This mentality stresses that the pie is not fixed. By applying a radically different approach to business, companies can create both profit for investors and value for society. Her own battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma inspired her to start a centralized shop with products for those undergoing cancer treatments, ranging from cold packs to anti-nausea lozenges and post-op recovery kits. The global effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine in 2020 stressed the need for a better way to test biopharma products for endotoxins. One is Barrys Boot Camp, which is a gym offering free online fitness classes, which is important for people locked down now. Edmans: Lets look at the evidence and see what it seems to suggest. But the amount that can be redistributed by splitting the pie differently is very small. This pie-splitting mentality stills remains prevalent today. But actually the investors are us. It dismantles the pie-splitting mentality: the idea that the value a company creates is a fixed pie, and this pie can either go to investors or society. So, any reform of business needs to take investors seriously. That is linked to purpose, but I think its more [about] employee perceptions of management than actual true purpose. Think of the late 19th century robber barons who created giant monopolies such as Standard Oil; policymakers responded by breaking some up. Growth in investors fortunes doesnt necessarily have to be at the expense of other stakeholders, including employees, the environment, and society at large. So they maximise profits by exploiting society - cutting wages, price-gouging customers, or ignoring their impact on the environment. Currently serving New Jersey, Lore and Hilton who most recently worked together as Walmart executives focus on sustainable, locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and plan to have a national footprint by 2035. Or you might be a small business with no money. on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. A company may improve working conditions out of genuine concern for its employees, yet these employees become more motivated and productive. Whartons Katherine Klein speaks with Alex Edmans from the London Business School about how companies can deliver purpose and profit. You dont have money lying around if youre a small company. Any slice given to stakeholders is at the expense of profits (and so some CEOs minimise society's share); any profits are viewed as extracting from society. Goodbye, gold watch. Klein: Lets talk about the evidence youre seeing that goes beyond employee satisfaction. So anything that a company gives to stakeholders, in the form of employee wages or reducing prices to customers or stewarding the environment better, is at the expense of profits. Instead, it grows the pie, ultimately benefiting investors, because these workers become more motivated and productive. Any slice that goes to society reduces the slice given to investors. Youre growing the pie. Many research papers have tried to correlate social and financial performance. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Recommended readings and a TED Talk from a thought-provoking course on urgent societal issues and achieving lasting change. A $14.8 million salary is only 0.06% of the size of a median S&P 500 firm, which is $24 billion. Bon voyage, retirement party. $14.8 million is only 0.06% of the pie - far smaller than the 2.3-3.8% that can be created by growing the pie through improving employee satisfaction. A focused purpose statement highlights which stakeholders are first among equals to guide such a trade-off. There is clear evidence of growing the pie, that this is not just good for stakeholders. So, when "any slice of the pie goes to one party, e.g. While this might seem a caricature, many elements of this pie-splitting mentality still remain prevalent today. A company may improve working conditions out of genuine concern for its employees, yet these employees become more motivated and productive. But real life isnt a finance textbook. All rights reserved. Any slice given to stakeholders is at the expense of profits (and . It sees the value that a company creates as a fixed pie. But the pie-growing mentality stresses that the pie is not fixed. The pie-splitting mentality is practised by many investors also. Klein: There is new research going on, looking at some of the companies that have signed onto the Business Roundtable statement. [Those business-reform advocates] practice the pie-splitting mentality from the other angle. <> If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Companies can . Lets say you could have a minimum wage regulation, and you can abide by that, but that doesnt mean that youre going to give meaningful work and training opportunities. What it omits is often as telling as what it includes. Their belief is that if we want to serve society better, we need to restrict what goes to investors and executives. Klein: In arguments that you might characterize more as being in the pie-splitting mentality, one view would be that CEOs are overpaid. Or, you might be a small business, with no money. Equity analysts like at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley try to forecast profits, and they take in account [aspects] such as management quality and past performance. The whole idea of growing the pie means that all companies can contribute, even if you dont have millions of dollars to give, just by thinking innovatively as to how you can use whats in your hand to serve wider society. Alex Edmans. Standard logic follows that if a company increases employee wages, it increases costs while decreasing profits. $16.99. I would say for a company to have a purpose statement that is meaningful, it has to be focused. They assume that the value that a company creates is a fixed pie. Published as Dont Split the Pie Supersize It in the Fall/Winter 2020 issue of Wharton Magazine. After his son Brian took his own life amid a struggle with addiction, Gary Mendell WG94 founded Shatterproof to transform treatment and change how the public views substance-use disorders. Or the rise of big banks in the early 20thcentury which culminated in the 1929 financial crisis and their regulation by the Glass-Steagall Act itself partially reversed since the 1980s, contributing to another crisis in 2007. Because they have what you refer to as the "pie-splitting mentality." The idea is that the value that a company creates is [represented] by a fixed pie. Perhaps firms can draw metaphorical inspiration from the worlds largest pumpkin pie, seen here at New Bremen, Ohios annual Pumpkinfest in 2010 and checking in at 3,699 pounds and 20 feet wide. Thats something you put in a corporate social responsibility department, but its not central to business. Feature Flags: { That makes a big difference. How does that help in the crisis? 4 0 obj But actually, the investors are us. And it's not just the public that sees value as this fixed pie many CEOs do too. "The pie-splitting mentality is attractive. For example, if you treat workers better and train them and invest in them, it might cost you more in the short term, but in the long term, they become more motivated and more productive, and therefore investors benefit. Most of the value of a 21st century firm comes from intangible assets, such as brand and corporate culture. If a company improves working conditions, its impossible to estimate how much more productive workers will be, and how much higher profit this greater productivity will translate into. But why I think the importance of pie-growing is critical is that, what if you cant split the pie? Ive talked about some output measures. Sadly, rather too many CEOs also display pie-splitting thinking - but the other way round. With the idea that CEO pay is too high where does the too high come from? Lets talk about the evidence that you are seeing that goes beyond employee satisfaction. The pie-growing mentality stresses that the pie is not fixed. There is a role for regulation, but there is a limit to what you can achieve with it, because it only leads to compliance, not commitment. The median equity value in the S&P 500 is $24 billion. First, if the reform on business is something that makes business worse off, the only way that you can achieve that is through regulation. This might be some CEOs working for zero, like the CEOs of Boeing and United [Airlines]. Equity analysts try to forecast profits, and they take into account things like management quality and past performance. Introducing the Idea Alex Edmans Chapter Get access Share Cite Summary A new approach to business that works for both investors and society Keywords Alex Edmans (pictured below) is professor of finance at London Business School and author of Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, published by Cambridge University Press. They think that profit and CEO pay are necessarily at the expense of society. Is it financial performance that causes social performance, including employee satisfaction, because one might think that once the company does better, it can start treating its workers well. The precise reaction varies:Occupy movements, Brexit, electing populist leaders, restricting trade and immigration, and revolting against CEO pay. And the battle . Conventional wisdom is that it's one that splits the pie equitably. Leaders need to make tough decisions that benefit some stakeholders at the expense of others. Edmans: People who advocate for the reform of business. I look at not just the future stock performance, but also future earnings and profitability. Edmans: The measures of the input are particularly important, rather than the output. It could be youre the New England Patriots. Introducing the Idea, https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108860093.004, Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. The pie-growing mentality highlights that the pie is not fixedby investing in stakeholders, a CEO grows the pie, ultimately benefiting investors. Edmans: I think its how responsibility involves pie-growing as well as pie-splitting. So, some CEOs exploit workers and price-gouge customers in the pursuit of profits But equally, the "pie-splitting mentality" is practiced by some business reformers. I can never underestimate the companies that have done that, that have made great contributions. Because they have what you refer to as the pie-splitting mentality. The idea is that the value that a company creates is [represented] by a fixed pie. Is CEO pay out of control? Or the peak of trade unions in the 1970s, followed by legislation that caused their decline. Capitalism is in crisis. This views the value that a company creates as a fixed pie. The second limitation is that when we think about the pie being split between society/us and investors/them, we often think that investors are the enemy. Edmans: I think its how responsibility involves pie-growing, as well as pie-splitting. And evidence highlights the criticality of focus. Many leaders run their businesses with the "pie-splitting mentality". Thats tricky to do. Youre thinking, Do I shut down a polluting plant? Well, thats going to help the environment but hurt workers. So we might just jump on the evidence even if its not fully robust. They assume that the value that a company creates is a fixed pie. A winner of the Lauder Institutes 2022 Jacobson Venture Awards and a recent participant in Venture Labs VIP-X accelerator, Keye offers a new way to enjoy online content without committing to so many services. Len Lodishs 45-year career has helped shape the face of the Wharton School. An icon . So how can they help out in the crisis? They are paying higher wages to have a better firm. Any slice that goes to society reduces the slice given to . Katherine Klein: Lets focus on the title of your book Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox. Drawing from the highest-quality evidence and real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Edmans demon- strates that businesses . What does matter is the horizon of pay whether its tied to the short term or the long term. But, by applying a radically different approach to business,companies can create both profit for investors and value for society, says London Business School professor Alex Edmans. This is what I call the pie-splitting mentality. Core ideas Edmans argues for (along with pie-growing) are: the importance of "omission . "Companies can grow the pie by investing in all the stakeholders - improving working conditions, pioneering new products for customers, or reducing their environmental footprint. This has important implications for pay reform. A company may improve working conditions out of genuine concern for its employees, yet these employees become more motivated and productive. Because they have a pie-splitting mentality. The idea is that the value a company creates is represented by a fixed pie. Knowledge at Wharton is an affiliate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Instead of splitting the pie, responsible businesses ought to aim to expand it, according to Alex Edmans, professor of finance at the London Business School and author of Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit. What should we see? The pie-growing mentality stresses that the pie is not fixed. So again, its not just about donating money which is really important. Klein: You build your argument on academic evidence and strong empirical research that when companies invest in stakeholders, and when they take seriously an obligation or responsibility to benefit stakeholders, their long-term profits and financial performance improve. Any slice of the pie that goes to business reduces the slice enjoyed by society, so the best way to protect society is to straitjacket business so that it doesn't make too much profit. stream They found that these companies [with happier employees] were systematically beating analysts expectations, suggesting there was something about these companies which the market just wasnt getting. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. The most responsible actions that a company can take are not to split the pie differently (cut CEO pay, sacrifice profits to reduce carbon emissions) Pie-splitting mentality shared by some critics of business / advocates for business reform Instrumental vs. Intrinsic Milton Friedman: "the social responsibility of business is to increase profits" 3 0 obj They practice the pie-splitting mentality from the other angle. hasContentIssue true, How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, Growing the Pie Doesnt Aim to Maximise Profits But Often Does, Growing the Pie Doesnt Mean Growing the Enterprise, What Grows the Pie? Hostname: page-component-5959bf8d4d-xqm7d The point, as Alex points out, is that if society is conditioned to have a pie splitting mentality - which will be the case if it always views profits as having been made at the expense of stakeholders - you have a situation where success is a liability if profits become large enough to be deemed excessive. Many leaders run their businesses with the "pie-splitting mentality". One, I had some good data from the list of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. So there is some work by [Harvard Business School professor] George Serafeim and co-authors which uses a subset of the measures of the best companies or the best companies surveyed. of your Kindle email address below. But a purpose thats all things to all people offers little practical guidance because it sweeps the harsh reality of trade-offs under the carpet. So we need large-scale, rigorous evidence. Theyre offering, say, Zoom storytelling to take kids off their working parents [hands] for an hour. The second reason I looked at employees is this concept of materiality. endobj While radical calls to reform business drum up significant support, they risk throwing out the baby with the bathwater and ignore the positive role that businesses can play in society. That was a lot back in the 1920s, but it didnt give people the opportunities for skills development. The pie-growing mentality stresses that the pie is not fixed. Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take. Due to the pie-splitting mentality. Four Penn students Aravind Krishnan C25 W25, Andrew Diep-Tran W25, Udit Garg ENG25, and Aarush Sahni C25 won the Perlman Grand Prize at this years Venture Lab Startup Challenge with ToxiSense, which genetically engineers bioluminescent plants to glow when exposed to endotoxins. Ive looked at measures of employee satisfaction, or shareholder proposals. A new angle Grow the Pie sets out a radically different approach - by applying it, companies can create both profit for investors and value for society. Under the pie-splitting mentality, business and society are enemies. Purpose not profit thats how to navigate todays turbulent economy, We need a revolution in education and skills if humans are to thrive in the future economy, says World Economic Forum, Growing the pie: delivering both purpose and profit, Leaders need to foster a culture of curiosity to encourage employees to learn and grow. Indeed, comparing costs and benefits is how finance textbooks argue companies should decide whether or not to take an investment. This book is about the pie-growing mentality. Klein: You wrote the book before the coronavirus pandemic. Any slice of the pie given to society reduces the slice taken by shareholders. Now, thats only one stakeholder. B: There is a limit to what can be achieved by regulation C: If responsible business was only about pie-splitting, it leaves no role for small firms with low profits to distribute to society . According to Professor Edmans, what is not a problem with the "pie-splitting mentality"? He spoke with Wharton management professor Katherine Klein about the book and its implications on Dollars and Change, a podcast produced by the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, where Klein is vice dean. Klein: Youve emphasized where rigorous academic research can be helpful and convincing regarding the increasing evidence on growing the pie. What additional research would you like to see? "But the pie-growing mentality stresses that the . What are the lessons youve learned about great companies that are particularly relevant for us now? But the . Many CEOs historically have viewed responsibility as an optional extra or a luxury. There are some companies with purpose statements which say something like, Our purpose is to benefit society, which involves shareholders, employees, the environment, customers, and so on. According to Edmans, what is not a problem with the "pie-splitting mentality"? Instead, he looks at the "pie-growing mentality," where there is additional value. But growing the pie means that all companies can contribute, even if youre in an unrelated industry, just by thinking innovatively about how you can use whats in your hand to serve wider society. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Has data issue: true To save content items to your account, Growth in investors fortunes does not necessarily have to be at the expense of other stakeholders, according to a new book by London Business School professor Alex Edmans. The most responsible actions that a company can take are not to split the pie differently (cut CEO pay, sacrifice profits to reduce carbon emissions) Pie-splitting mentality shared by some critics of business / advocates for business reform; Instrumental vs. Intrinsic. 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