The Corporation
Tenisha Hunter; Kenyada Malone; Dylan Sibley; Zachary Moye
West Georgia Technical College

The Corporation, an eye-opening documentary, addresses several issues on how a corporation can conduct so much evil and cause great pain, suffering, and in some cases even death in the world. Not only do corporations conduct evil at an individual level, but also at the global level—and still be staffed by normal people who have ethics; everyday men and women. Every corporation has one main purpose, which is to provide value and profits to its shareholder at the same time continuing to grow as a corporation. In the video, corporations are compared to monstrosities. They become self-feeding entities with one purpose in life and do not care who they may hurt in the process. In the documentary, a corporation is considered a person. The question is asked, “If a corporation is a person, what kind of person is it”? Technically, it is the type of person who is not concerned for the safety of others, the type of person who is unpredictable, and the type of person who is a threat to society, the environment as well as the people around them. Basically, if you were to write down a checklist, it is the type of person who is considered to be a psychopath. This includes the mental characteristics of the corporation. The film strongly relates to the concepts of equity, efficiency, and voice. Based on the film, there is a need for voice. Voice is the ability of employees to have meaningful input into workplace decisions. Voice can also include the extent to which individuals have input into the construction of the dispute resolution system and into specific resolutions. In a voice framework, employees participate because participation is important, regardless of whether it is fair or not. Corporations focus too much on efficiency. In most companies, efficiency