Business Ethics

Intel’s Annual Meeting: What Would Gordon Gekko Say?

In May 2010, Intel will become the first publicly-held U.S. company to hold a “virtual shareholder meeting” to the exclusion of an in-person gathering. While the plan may have advantages – including no cost to attend, and “increased transparency” with more shareholders able to attend – activist investors say Intel’s move would set a “negative precedent” for other companies.