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Giving Executives 40% of Revenue is Insane

Curious Cat

It is a stain on those participating in the looting of companies for the benefit of the executive bureaucrats – those that enable them to siphon off the returns generated by companies into their pockets. When you read about non-GAAP earnings, often one of the big costs they are excluding is the massive stock giveaways to executives.

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On Creative Accounting: Two Creativity Myths

Harvard Business Review

They were appropriate to the artist's goal of creating "a contemplative space that encourages participants to linger and experience an all-encompassing art environment.". As long as the new ideas cohere with ethical standards, and generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ), they can yield immense benefits.