As a more concrete addendum to aleksiL, note that McDonalds Corp produces hamburgers for sale. That’s how the entity implements the generic policy “maximize shareholder value.”
If that is not a “goal” of the entity know as McDonalds, then there is something wrong with our definition of goal.
As a more concrete addendum to aleksiL, note that McDonalds Corp produces hamburgers for sale. That’s how the entity implements the generic policy “maximize shareholder value.”
If that is not a “goal” of the entity know as McDonalds, then there is something wrong with our definition of goal.
Sometimes, it is really hard to measure how well an organization achieves its goals—how could we tell if the US DoD is providing the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the United States. But that’s different from saying that the DoD does not have any goals.