TOKYO -- The ability of Asian companies to balance the needs of both shareholders and stakeholders will help the region recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic, the founder of the World Economic Forum says.
Klaus Schwab, who established the WEF and hosts its renowned Davos annual meeting, has long promoted stakeholder theory. He believes that companies in their guise as "social organisms" are required to make contributions to society during the crisis, instead of aiming for "irresponsible" short-term profit to benefit their own shareholders.
