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The Myth of Corporate Personhood
A corporation is not a person: although I obviously do not have knowledge of the full range of jurisprudence on this issue, there seems to be little ground to support the notion that a corporation is a person. There is legislation in place, section 15(1) of the CBCA and section 30 of the BCBCA, that gives corporations […]
Considering “The Corporation”
Like many of my classmates, I was intrigued by the idea of corporate personhood after viewing The Corporation. The idea of corporate personhood is strangely familiar and pervasive, despite being something I have not given much thought to in the past (beyond acknowledging a vague discomfort with the idea whenever it was raised). Following Monday’s […]
Thoughts on “The Corporation”
I found The Corporation to be informative, however, it only emphasized the idea that corporations only look out for their own interest at the expense of society. I think it is evident that there have been times corporations have gone too far in their search for profits, however, it is also their search for profits […]
Thoughts on “The Corporation”
Upon watching the film, I was stunned, and also obviously uncomfortable with some of the realities brought to light (which we are often sheltered from). Particularly the concept of the tragedy of the commons which is seemingly perpetuated by big corporations in their determination to make profits. I feel somewhat like a cog in the […]
Thoughts on The Corporation
While the Corporation does reveal some disturbing realities about the way in which corporations operate, I found the documentary to be lacking in balance. No one would dispute that Monsanto, Exxon and other companies have perpetrated devastating and detestable actions on workers and the environment. But these companies must only represent a small fraction of […]
The Corporation: Reflection
The Corporation was quite an interesting documentary. To be honest, I don’t know much about businesses and company law at the moment and I feel ambiguous on whether or not I am convinced that corporations are inevitably going to behave badly or be psychopathic (perhaps due to my lack of knowledge in the area!). On […]
Thoughts on “The Corporation”
When I reflect on the idea of a company as being recognized by law to coordinate the activities required to carry on a business designed to earn profits, one of the predominant ‘activities’ that occurs to me is that of the corporation as a risk-taking entity. Corporations have mostly developed by bearing risks that individuals […]
The Corporation – Reflections
In the ‘limited liability’ section of the Unit 1 material, it is suggested that a ‘countervailing consideration’ which arises out of limited liability is the encouragement of opportunistic behaviour by corporations. Although shareholders are meant to be protected by company law, the corporation, when possible, may seek to protect its own interests separate from this […]
The Corporation – Thoughts
I thought the movie lacked any mention of the various ways in which corporations are regulated. Many of the examples cited by Bakan, including Monsanto and US companies profiting from the Nazi regime, are examples of cases where regulators have failed to reign in the profit-seeking nature of corporations. I fail to see how this […]
Corporation Thoughts
From the very beginning, the film demonized the corporation and it felt like a dark deep black hole from there revealing the terrible things corporations do—as the film points out, they are solely motivated by profit. I made a conscious decision to try and find some parts in the film that portrayed the corporation in […]