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Michael C. Jensen of Harvard Business School argued that replacing diffuse and often detached shareholders with a small cadre of highly incented owners would tend to produce lean and mean organizations, reducing overhead, improving management, and, of course, increasing profit.
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Michael C. Jensen of Harvard Business School argued that replacing diffuse shareholders with highly incentivized owners would lead to leaner organizations, reduced overhead, improved management, and increased profit.
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Michael C. Jensen
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{
    "person": "Michael C. Jensen",
    "concept": "leveraged buyouts",
    "organization": "Harvard Business School"
}
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Finance Academic Theory Business Management
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September 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM (2 weeks ago)
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September 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM (2 weeks ago)

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No, Private Equity Isn't Ruining Your Sandwiches, Your Apartment, or Grandma's Nursing Home
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Economics No Private Equity Isn't Ruining Your Sandwiches Your Apartment or Grandma's Nursing Home Much of the hatred directed at private equity is just a familiar form of opposition to

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