A longtime journalist best known for exposing Enron’s scandalous business practices, McLean contends that companies should instead be judged on how well they create “stakeholder value,” meaning benefits for employees and customers as well as shareholders.

Of course, a firm must generate income to survive, but shareholder returns should not be the primary driver; they should be a byproduct of processes that provide value to customers and employees, McLean says.

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/its-time-value-stakeholders-over-shareholders?