Sanjay Sharma > Quotes

“How is it not possible for the leaders of such giant, public, dispersed-ownership conglomerate companies to take a such a bold step as well to focus on creating long-term value for shareholders and institutional investors? Many investors do not invest in companies for the short term: institutional investors, mutual funds, index funds, and many shareholders, buy and hold patiently for dividends and capital appreciation for the long term. Why, then, do corporate leaders insist that they are unable to invest for the long term due to financial market and analyst pressures? These are interesting research questions that could generate interesting empirical studies.”
― Sanjay Sharma, Patient Capital: The Role of Family Firms in Sustainable Business

“Discussions of South Asians in exclusively or predominantly white classrooms are likely to dwell upon such so-called cultural characteristics as being “traditional,” “religious,” and “patriarchal.” These characteristics are not unique to what is labeled South Asian culture. Religion plays a significant role in the lives of some white North Americans, but religiosity is not deemed an ethnic characteristic of this group. In contrast, religion is constructed as a core trait defining South Asian identity. This representation ignores the reality that many South Asians are either not religious or practice religion in other ways.”
― Sanjay Sharma

“An antiracist educator refuses to represent minority groups only in terms of their culture and ethnicity, a key risk in what we often call “multicultural” education. We must do more than recognize and celebrate cultural diversity, as if minorities are no more than their racial-ethnic identity.”
― Sanjay Sharma

“Educators should not assume that acquiring more accurate knowledge about minority cultures directly leads students to adopt an antiracist stance. Rather, we must discuss the representations of minorities circulating in the wider media and popular culture.”
― Sanjay Sharma