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# Critiques of companies limited by shares

Critiquing companies that are limited by shares and this approach for ownership, governance and compensation within an organisation

The following critiques focus on the problems with companies limited by shares and how it influences how organisations handle ownership, governance and compensation.

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[Flawed justifications for unfair contribution treatment](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/flawed-justifications-for-unfair-contribution-treatment.md)
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[Contributions are not respected](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/contributions-are-not-respected.md)
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[Flawed share governance and compensation rights](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/flawed-share-governance-and-compensation-rights.md)
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[Fair compensation often requires ongoing gestures of goodwill](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/fair-compensation-often-requires-ongoing-gestures-of-goodwill.md)
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[Risk of stagnant ownership and leadership that isn’t collectively accepted](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/risk-of-stagnant-ownership-and-leadership-that-isnt-collectively-accepted.md)
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[Risk of motive, priority and incentive misalignment](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/risk-of-motive-priority-and-incentive-misalignment.md)
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[Excessive competition](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/excessive-competition.md)
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[Equal opportunity and meritocratic fallacies](/contributionism/critiques-of-companies-limited-by-shares/equal-opportunity-and-meritocratic-fallacies.md)
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