There is a virtue to having a meeting with a virtual component: businesses are global, and so are their investors, who can participate without having to get on a plane. But a webcast of a meeting with a live audience would be the ideal combination.
虚拟股东会自有其可取之处：在企业及投资者全球化背景下，投资者不用登上飞机就可以参与股东大会。但网络直播加现场听众才是理想的组合。尽管企业可能认为完全的虚拟会议可以节省开支——但投资者并不需要罗宾·锡克。真实的数据、严肃的讨论和几块饼干就够了。