Corporation
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| + | "Through vignettes and interviews, ''[[The Corporation (2003 film)|The Corporation]]'' examines and criticizes [[corporate]] [[business ethics]] and compares the profile of the contemporary [[profitable]] business corporation to that of a clinically diagnosed [[Psychopathy|psychopath]]. It claims that corporations are systematically compelled to behave with what it claims are the ''[[DSM-IV codes|DSM-IV]]'' 's symptoms of [[psychopathy]], e.g., the [[callous]] disregard for the feelings of other people, the incapacity to maintain human relationships, the reckless disregard for the [[safety]] of others, the [[deceit]]fulness, the incapacity to experience [[guilt (emotion)|guilt]], and the failure to conform to [[Norm (sociology)|social norms]] and respect the [[law]]."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| A '''corporation''' is a [[Separate legal personality|legal personality]], usually used to conduct [[business]]. Corporations exist as a product of [[corporate law]], and their rules balance the interests of the [[shareholder]]s that invest their [[capital]] and the employees who contribute their [[Labour (economics)|labour]]. People work together in corporations to produce. In modern times, corporations have become an increasingly dominant part of economic life. People rely on corporations for [[employment]], for their goods and services, for the value of the pensions, for [[economic growth]] and social development. | A '''corporation''' is a [[Separate legal personality|legal personality]], usually used to conduct [[business]]. Corporations exist as a product of [[corporate law]], and their rules balance the interests of the [[shareholder]]s that invest their [[capital]] and the employees who contribute their [[Labour (economics)|labour]]. People work together in corporations to produce. In modern times, corporations have become an increasingly dominant part of economic life. People rely on corporations for [[employment]], for their goods and services, for the value of the pensions, for [[economic growth]] and social development. | ||
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"Through vignettes and interviews, The Corporation examines and criticizes corporate business ethics and compares the profile of the contemporary profitable business corporation to that of a clinically diagnosed psychopath. It claims that corporations are systematically compelled to behave with what it claims are the DSM-IV 's symptoms of psychopathy, e.g., the callous disregard for the feelings of other people, the incapacity to maintain human relationships, the reckless disregard for the safety of others, the deceitfulness, the incapacity to experience guilt, and the failure to conform to social norms and respect the law."--Sholem Stein |
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A corporation is a legal personality, usually used to conduct business. Corporations exist as a product of corporate law, and their rules balance the interests of the shareholders that invest their capital and the employees who contribute their labour. People work together in corporations to produce. In modern times, corporations have become an increasingly dominant part of economic life. People rely on corporations for employment, for their goods and services, for the value of the pensions, for economic growth and social development.
See also
- Cooperative
- Corporate crime
- Corporate scandals
- Corporatism
- Corporatocracy
- Corporatization
- Evil corporation
- Guild
- Megacorporation
- Nonprofit corporation
- Organizational culture
- The Corporation (film)
