{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Temple 10-Q","provider_url":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q","title":"The Purpose of a Corporation: A Brief History - The Temple 10-Q","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Kn25CXHjrK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q\/purpose-corporation-brief-history\/\">The Purpose of a Corporation: A Brief History<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q\/purpose-corporation-brief-history\/embed\/#?secret=Kn25CXHjrK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Purpose of a Corporation: A Brief History&#8221; &#8212; The Temple 10-Q\" data-secret=\"Kn25CXHjrK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/single_Skyscraper.jpg","thumbnail_width":612,"thumbnail_height":612,"description":"What is the purpose of a corporation? Today, the standard answer is that a corporation\u2019s purpose is to benefit its shareholders \u2013 academics speak of the \u201cshareholder primacy norm,\u201d and many talk of corporate managers\u2019 task as \u201cshareholder wealth maximization.\u201d Even apparently selfless corporate acts, such as charitable donations, are justified as ultimately benefiting shareholders"}