Movies and TV shows have always created an aura of evil around the "big guys” and we always seem to find a protagonist that represents the “little guys”. Individuals or groups going against insurmountable odds against stronger, more powerful, more technologically advanced, and better funded antagonist, who with all the advantages on their side still lose in the end. The best example would come from the 1985 film Rocky IV (IMBD, 2016), where Rocky Balboa defeats Ivan Drago, the hero has nothing and yet he beats out the villain who has everything.
The perception that corporations are villainous and evil entities that want to rule, control and destroy the world had been in movies for quite some time, however this doesn’t necessarily carry over to real life. In the
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An example would be the Adidas Group, described as a proprietor of sweatshops and unfair workers’ rights (Aglionby, 2006), Adidas has moved away from this image by partnering with Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus’s micro-finance organization, Grameen Bank. In the article written in Forbes.com, it states “The partnership is aimed at manufacturing a low-cost shoe for the poor in Bangladesh, which is cheap and affordable for the poor that will protect people from diseases.” (Klein, 2011) CSV is a concept that refocuses the view of corporation on doing good; the approach leads to an inclusive perspective on of those in the lower income level or the bottom of the pyramid (BOP). Analyzing the whole concept reveals parallels with the models championed by C.K. Prahalad in his book Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, the future success of a business and the success of entities or individuals that push for social change is dependent on the cooperation of the two entities or the convergence of charitable institutions and for profit institutions to solve key
“Of course, everyone is like, da da da, evil corporations, oh they're so bad, we all say that, and we all know they control everything. I mean, it's not great, because who knows what evil shit they're up to.” (10.6)
Corporations were bloated, oversized, owned too much, employed too many people, and were weighed down with too many things
gaining empathy from his audience because people do not want a child that type of environment. Famous companies like Wal-mart, Reebok Champion, Gap, Adidas, and Nike is based on sweatshop oppression. This may cause some readers to rethink about the choices they make when shopping.
Throughout history, major corporations have taken control over nations. During the late 1800s and early 1900s big business have made a name for themselves in the united states. Even though, major corporations have had a positive impact on society, they in fact hurt our economy greatly.
Take a look at any timeless movie like the Star Wars, Harry Potter, or Marvel superhero series. In each of these movies, a villain dressed in long black robes, with a corruptive smirk and mind uses their malicious powers to battle relentlessly with the force of the hero, the strongest and at times, the most kind-hearted character in the film. In these films, Luke fights Vader, Harry battles Voldemort, and Spider-Man combats against his villains. In the end, the hero is praised for bringing peace by restoring their community from the depths of darkness. Even in these classic movies, the archetype of light vs. dark is incorporated through it’s heroic and villainous characters. Similarly, Ray Bradbury incorporates this archetype into his
One example of this is John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Trust. When his trust was under investigation, one man by the name of George Rice came forward and spoke about how the Standard Oil Trust conspired with the railroads to make freight rates higher for smaller companies with shorter hauls, therefore squashing Rice’s business and further helping Rockefeller’s grow. This was not an uncommon statement against big businesses. Even the president spoke about this idea of big businesses becoming too big. In President Grover Cleveland’s 4th Annual Address to Congress, he stated that trusts and dishonest companies had been taking advantage of people and becoming the “peoples’ master.”.
Based off of Archie B. Carroll’s global corporate social responsibility pyramid, doing what is profitable or what is required by global capitalism is the base of the pyramid, whereas being a good global corporate citizen and doing what is desired by global stakeholders is at the top of the pyramid. Though it is important for companies to make the most amount of profit possible, it is also equally crucial for companies to contribute to their society by being a good
In the book, The Corporation Joel Bakan presents arguments, that corporations are nothing but institutional pathological psychopaths that are “a dangerous possessor of the great power it wields over people and societies.” Their main responsibility is maximizing profit for their stockholders and ignoring the means to achieve this goal, portrays them as “psychopathic.” Bakan argues that, corporations are psychopaths, corporate social responsibility is illegal, and that corporations are able to manipulate anyone, even the government.
Carroll (1991) organized different corporate social responsibilities as a four-layered pyramid model and called it the pyramid of responsibilities. The four different responsibilities - economical, legal, ethical and philanthropic are the layers of the pyramid. Corporate social responsibility involves the conduct of a business so that it is economically profitable, law abiding, ethical and socially supportive. To be socially responsible then means that profitability and obedience to the law are foremost conditions when discussing the firm’s ethics and the extent to which it supports the society in which it exists with contributions of money, time and talent”. And the different layers in the pyramid help managers
The medium of film and television have not been effectively coding the many American conflicts of the past decades. The roles of superheroes, villains, and antiheroes have always been used in every film and media directly or indirectly, introducing which is which. Since the beginning of modern film, many movies’ plots and conflicts have revolved around a protagonist or several protagonists faced with an opposing force that is disturbing the order of things, usually another individual bent on malicious intent. A battle between the good and the bad, the heroic and the villainous. Unfortunately, the conflicts between good and bad have not been effectively introduced through this medium. Throughout history, the definition of what is good and what is bad has also changed slightly as a result of the effects of the Sexual Revolution and the Judeo-Christian ethic, and this has indeed been reflected in the more modern movies of today.
In the book, The Corporation Joel Bakan, presents arguments: that corporations are nothing but institutional pathological psychopaths that are “a dangerous possessor of the great power it wields over people and societies.” Their main responsibility is maximizing profit for their stockholders and ignoring the means to achieve this goal. This in results portrays them as “psychopathic.” Bakan argues that: corporations are psychopaths, corporate social responsibility is illegal, and that corporations are able to manipulate anyone, even the government.
Corporate social responsibility has been one the key business buzz words of the 21st century. Consumers' discontent with the corporation has forced it to try and rectify its negative image by associating its name with good deeds. Social responsibility has become one of the corporation's most pressing issues, each company striving to outdo the next with its philanthropic image. People feel that the corporation has done great harm to both the environment and to society and that with all of its wealth and power, it should be leading the fight to save the Earth, to combat poverty and illness and etc. "Corporations are now expected to deliver the good, not just the goods; to pursue
This is a persuasive paper defining various business terms like corporate social responsibility and equal distribution of wealth. The thesis statement does state that the CSR programs are applied in various developed organizations to set an example for small and rising enterprises whereas the anti thesis statement is that there are no moral obligations felt by businesses to be involved in CSR. The financial aspect of CSR activities is also discussed; at times it is thought that involvement of business in any environmental friendly work may lead to higher costs whereas an opposite point of view is that CSR increases long run profit (Aras & Crowther, 2009). Now day’s Triple bottom line concept is aligned with business which is another
Since corporations are not physical things or people, it is very easy for them to avoid any kind of trouble. Corporations have become great at passing on their externalities to the public. An externality is an expense of any kind, whether it is something such as environmental damage or forcing people in an area to pay money for something, that a corporation forces the public to pay for while they privatize all profits. Corporations being externalizing machines fit in very well with their psychopathic behavior. They externalize any cost to the public because they can and it helps them achieve their goal of making as much money as possible. A quote from Robert Monks puts it very well, he says “The corporation is an externalizing machine
The 2003 Canadian film documentary, The Corporation, is about the modern-day corporation. It critiques that it is considered to be a person, but since it has so many disregards to the human well-being and only cares about making as much money as possible, if it were an actual person it would be considered a psychopath.