To extend that, if a CEO bucks a trend like that, and then the company's profits appear to suffer as a result, then stockholders will be unhappy, and the CEO may lose their bonus, or worse.
Just to point out that there are often personal implications for the powers that be, if the stockholders feel that mistakes were made.
Just to point out that there are often personal implications for the powers that be, if the stockholders feel that mistakes were made.