NAV is an unrealized value which can go down should a catastrophic incident occur in future. The employee here is not exposed to such risks and will still have got his bonus.
Why should an employee feel like they are doing shareholders a favour.
In any case, the shareholder has risked his capital to create a job for the employee hence its the shareholder doing the employee a favour.
Its theory X employees who are motivated by money.
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