“The problem is that there are some companies that do fit her stereotypical mold. Ignoring that won’t make them go away.“
Which companies?
Hedge Funds, especially those that specialize in short sales (i.e. Soros).
There have been individuals and companies that specialized in locating businesses that had more in assets than what their market value was. They would buy controlling interest in the stock or buy the business outright, then liquidate all real estate, equipment and other assets at a profit putting the work force out on the street.
I don’t want to name names, because I just retired from one that was very successful as an American-style corporation, but was then purchased by a British corp because of our success. Revenue grew due to increased staffing and corresponding projects, but earnings stabilized as a percentage of revenue and did not continue to grow beyond yhat. The employee bonus pool disappeared and became limited only to management. Staff became treated like commodities that could be replaced, and were no longer valued as the foundation of the revenue. There are many more companies like this. This company had several employees who left at different times who started their own companies, founded on the principles espoused and promoted by the original company. All these new companies have been successful in the marketplace and financially successful for their ownership and employees.