[throwaway2331]

Yes; it's a trade-off due to how difficult it is to make people give a shit about the short-term---forget about the long-term (if there's no stock involved. We've barely figured out how to make CEOs tuned into the "long-term").

The corp is just a vehicle for the goals of all its passengers. Most of them are only on-board for a couple of stops, and then off to the next vehicle. To voluntarily forgo getting off at your stop, without receiving something of equal or greater value, seems awfully foolish.