By stuart redfearn on September 11, 2016
While the film’s attempt to ascribe characteristics of psychopathy to modern corporations may be seen by some as an effective narrative tool, I believe it is problematic and ultimately detracts from the legitimacy of the film’s message. Aside from the notion that the concept of psychopathy is a somewhat contentious concept in psychology *, the […]
Read More | No Comments
By noah mckimm on September 11, 2016
Although I believe I understood the core concepts and thesis, I finished “the Corporation” with a feeling of confusion. Primarily, I believe my confusion has much to do with one of the first principles of the film: the idea that a corporation is a person. Use of the term ‘person’ in describing what a corporation […]
Read More | No Comments
By Jon Festinger on September 10, 2016
Have corporations changed over the the centuries and decades? They, like everything else, sure have. Does how they have changed matter? That will depend in part on whether you believe there is a deeper purpose or destiny for the corporate form. Whether you do or not, it is hard to argue in favour of some […]
Read More | No Comments
By kaiying on September 9, 2016
I thought I’d start off this blog posting thing with some general rambling thoughts, as I’m still organizing what I thought about “The Corporation”. I’d never actually seen the documentary before, though I’ve previously encountered some of the film’s examples of atrocious corporate actions in the news and in other media. I hold some generally […]
Read More | No Comments
By Jon Festinger on September 7, 2016
Here is how you get authoring privileges if you are a student in the course: Please create an account at https://cms.ubc.ca/using your CWL. Once you create an account and sign in at https://cms.ubc.ca/you can click your name in the top right. Half way down the following page will […]
Read More | No Comments
By Jon Festinger on September 7, 2016
Welcome to Business Organizations. Looking forward to meeting you all, and hearing your takes as you learn all about the fascinating fiction we call the corporation. Whether you revere it as the engine of economic growth and progress, or revile it as a vehicle of human disconnection and oppression, there is lots to understand and […]
Read More | No Comments
By Jon Festinger on August 31, 2016
Been there. Not that often, but more than once. It really is amazing. You leave when you want. You arrive in privacy and calm. It is a privilege and it means you are privileged. I can’t find anything bad to say about actually flying on a medium sized corporate jet. But the metaphors disgorge a […]
Read More | No Comments
By Jon Festinger on August 29, 2016
The first time I saw this cartoon I fell in love with it. So much so that I went out of pocket to license it from the New Yorker for this course (don’t worry it wasn’t that expensive). For me it captures the true essence of the corporate life – the excitement, belief and […]
Read More | No Comments
By Jon Festinger on August 16, 2016
These are some of the happy artifacts of my corporate lives. Those old fashioned heavy seals date back to the early days of a legendary and storied B.C. company . They’ve no doubt borne witness to some interesting things… The fancy silver Tiffany paperweight container was sent out to his team by a truly great […]
Read More | No Comments
Course Facebook Page
