The Corporation

Name: The Corporation
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-09-10
Rating: 4.0576
Cast: Noam Chomsky, Mikela Jay, John XXIII., Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman

The corporation as psychopath...

Summary

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.

Details

Release Date: September 10, 2003

Runtime: 145 minutes

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: EN

Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (263 votes)

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The Corporation
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.
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