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End the Religion of ROE

Harvard Business Review

Biologists use the term "runaway" to describe what happens when a single criterion dominates the mating choices of a species to the exclusion of other valuable traits. The lesson: Return on Equity, like peacock tail splendor, is a very poor guide for allocating resources. The number of people affected by an innovation.

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