Isbn 9264015973 26 2004 02 1 p oecd principles of corporate governance oecd principles of corporate governance since they were issued in 1999, the oecd principles of corporate governance have gained worldwide recognition as an international benchmark for good. Starting with the toyota corona in 1965, it was clear that toyota. Oecd principles of corporate governance 2004 organisation for economic cooperation and development page 1 thursday, april 29, 2004 11. The corporation, in fact, is so driven by selfinterest and financial greed that it fits the personality profile of a psychopathic individual. The corporation, the pathological pursuit of profit and power. Reengineering the corporation michael hammer paperback. Low price spartan corporate kits blumbergexcelsior. One critique of the movie that i had was the use of. Practical guide to s corporations fourth edition is written by noted practitioner, author and lecturer michael schlesinger. China national philatelic corporation, china, 2010. Complete text of new york business corporation law, limited liability company law, and notforprofit corporation law, with selected corporationrelated sections from other new york statutes, in conventient 1volume pamphlet format. Reengineering the corporation michael hammer ebook.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A new film and book reveal the corporation as a rapacious and immoral creature, writes simon caulkin simon caulkin sat 23 oct 2004 20. The corporation has become a vehicle by which good men and women cause harm to society because of the way the corporation is created and protected by the law. Like the church, the monarchy and the communist party in other times and places, the corporation is todays dominant institution. Spartan corporate kits are inexpensive, but not cheap. Over the last 150 years the corporation has risen from relative obscurity to become the worlds dominant. The corporation is not a film my dinner companion would enjoy. The independentthis fine book was virtually begging to be written. Some of this information is derived from the companys audited financial statements, but should not be considered audited. This book leads readers through the radical redesign of a companys processes, organization, and culture to achieve a quantum leap in performance. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. Surtax increase 2004 effective for income years beginning on or after january 1, 2004, and prior to january 1, 2005, any corporation subject to the tax on net income must pay a surtax in an amount equal to 25%.
Practical guide to s corporations michael schlesinger. This new fourth edition contains extensive discussion of the changes brought about by the pension protection act of 2006 and the small business and work opportunity tax act of 2007. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Oct 12, 2004 as incisive as eric schlossers bestselling fast food nation, as rigorous as joseph e. One hundred and fifty years ago, the corporation was a relatively insignificant entity.
The pathological pursuit of profit and power, during the filming of the documentary. The documentary examines the modernday corporation. New york corporation law whitebook print complete text of new york business corporation law, limited liability company law, and notforprofit corporation law, with selected corporationrelated sections from other new york statutes, in convenient 1volume pamphlet format. With lucidity and verve, joel bakan unveils the history and the character of a devilish instrument that has been created and is nurtured by powerful modern states. The inspiration for the film that won the 2004 sundance film festival audience award for best documentary, the corporation contends that the corporation is. The purpose of this file is to provide users a way to download the entire source book in one file, as well as to be in a ready to use format readable by most statistical software packages. The corporation has become a vehicle by which good men and women. Portrait of a corporate psychopath business the guardian. The corporation truly is the dominant institution of our time. Inspired by joel bakans eponymous book, the films premise is that, since the corporation has been given. The corporation is farenheit 911 for people who think. This 26 awardwinning documentary examines the nature, evolution, impacts and future of the modern. The corporation 2003 film creatures of the night comics. It also covers treasury regulations related to the code sec.
Jun 04, 2004 directed by mark achbar, jennifer abbott. The book begins with a look at the various forms of business organizations. Bakan wrote a book, the corporation the pathological pursuit of. The corporation is todays dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm. The inspiration for the film that won the 2004 sundance film festival audience award for best documentary, the corporation contends that the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality, whose destructive behavior, if unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin. When you form an llc or a corporation with a commercial formation company, youll usually receive as part of the package a fancylooking fake leather binder, sometimes with a heavy metal document sealer thingy. The pathological pursuit of profit and power, the film is a timely, critical inquiry that invites ceos, whistleblowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporations inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible. Beginning with its origins in the sixteenth century, bakan traces the corporations rise to dominance.
The documentary has been displayed worldwide, on tv sometimes in 3 parts and is also available in dvd. Enron was a respected, gigantic energy company that claimed to be nothing but a concerned, responsible citizen all the while it was orchestrating electricity blackouts in order to raise prices of electricity and reap record profits. Over the last 150 years the corporation has risen from relative obscurity to become. The film was written by joel bakan, and codirected by mark achbar and jennifer abbott. It begins with the unsettling information that, under the law, a corporation is not a thing but a person. The 2004 analyst fact book provides additional explanatory information regarding union pacific that may not be available in the companys annual report. Published in 2004, the corporation, by legal scholar joel bakan, demonstrates that corporations often misbehave because it is in their nature to do so. Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its presentday dominance. The inspiration for the film that won the 2004 sundance film festi. The corporation is a 2003 canadian documentary film critical of the modernday corporation, considering it as a class of person and evaluating its behavior towards society and the world at large as a psychologist might evaluate an ordinary person.
A new format of the corporation source book data is available beginning with 2004 data. As incisive as eric schlossers bestselling fast food nation, as rigorous as joseph e. All the mega corporations on the planet make their obscene profits off the labor and suffering of others, with complete disregard for the effects on the workers, environment, and future generations. Total for aggregated data for all industries, or one of the sectors to access data for that sector as well as data for the major groups and minor industries within that sector. Parents need to know that the corporation is a provocative 2003 documentary detailing the past and present of corporate power and influence and its effects on societies, the environment, and individuals. Often, this binder sits on your shelf, gathering dust, doing you and your company absolutely no good.
The book was written during the making of the corporation cocreated with mark achbar and formed the basis of the research and writing for the film. The most successful business book of the last decade, reengineering the corporation is the pioneering work on the most important topic in business today. Supreme court so ruled, in a decision based, bizarrely, on the 14th amendment to the constitution. An eminent law professor and legal theorist, bakan contends that the corporation is created. The inspiration for the film that won the 2004 sundance film festival audience award for best. Topics include the nature of corporations, how they are organized, what must be done to. Stiglitzs globalization and its discontents, and as scathing as michael moores stupid white men, joel bakans new book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporations pathological pursuit of profit and power. In the chicago suntimes july 16, 2004, roger ebert described the film as. With mikela jay, rob beckwermert, christopher gora, nina jones. Corporate book 2004 year ended december 31, 2004 cocacola west japan company, limited. The corporate legal mandate, to pursue profit on behalf of shareholders, impels corporations to take any action, including callous, antisocial, and even unlawful behaviors, so long as they.
Joel bakans book, the corporation, appeared in 2004, along with a film by the same title done in collaboration with the author. Feb 24, 2020 back to the corporation source book page. Sedans those 4door cars that have been the prime family movers for generations are how toyota made its bones here in america. They include everything you need in a corporate kit. Welcome to the online study guide for the corporation, the awardwinning documentary by mark achbar, jennifer abbott, and joel bakan. The inspiration for the film that won the 2004 sundance film festival. Oecd principles of corporate governance 2004 edition. Stiglitzs globalization and its discontents, and as scathing as michael moores stupid white men, joel bakans new book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporation s pathological pursuit of profit and power. Like the book, the film maintains that modern corporations are driven by the motive to generate profits for shareholders, regardless of how this affects the interests of workers, society, or the environment. Includes section histories identifying the enacting and amendatory legislation relating to each section. New york corporation law whitebook lexisnexis store. That was the one that guaranteed former slaves equal rights. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
The company also publishes books and multimedia titles, produces its own line of hybrid tablet computers, offers email services, and sells electronic game systems, computer peripherals inputoutput devices, and portable media players. Soi tax stats corporation source book statistical tables. Oct 23, 2004 a new film and book reveal the corporation as a rapacious and immoral creature, writes simon caulkin simon caulkin sat 23 oct 2004 20. The corporation engages us in a darkly amusing account of the institutions birth as a legal person whose prime directive is to produce everincreasing profit for its shareholders regardless of the cost to anyone or anything. That it would be required viewing for every child in every school would be my wish for the world. With intellectual giants like noam chomsky and howard zinn, the academic heft and impressive research behind it is staggering. All have been crushed, belittled or absorbed into some new order. The purpose of this book is to provide a framework for understanding these laws and rules as they pertain to corporations.
December 12, 2011 by gina bongiovi when you form an llc or a corporation with a commercial formation company, youll usually receive as part of the package a fancylooking fake leather binder, sometimes with a heavy metal document sealer thingy. Microsoft corporation, leading developer of personalcomputer software systems and applications. Inspired by joel bakans eponymous book, the films premise is that, since the corporation has been given the rights of a legal person, we can evaluate what type of person it is. Oct, 2009 the most successful business book of the last decade, reengineering the corporation is the pioneering work on the most important topic in business today. Feb 24, 2020 return to the corporation source book page. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Jan 22, 2007 the corporation is todays dominant institution, creating great wealth but also great harm.
In his provocative book the corporation and movie of the same title, professor joel bakan argues that corporation would be a psychopath. The book is published to coincide with the theatrical release in the uk of the corporation, a documentary feature coproduced by the author and. Ford, general motors gm, honda motors, honda motorcycle, suzuki, kia, isuzu, hyundai. There are many reasons to have a corporate book, but the two most important, in. This book was written somewhere around 2004 or 2005 i dont recall exactly and it talks a lot about enron. The corporation is a 2003 canadian documentary film written by university of british columbia law professor joel bakan, and directed by mark achbar and jennifer abbott. The pathological pursuit of profit and power reprint by joel bakan isbn. Beginning with its origins in the sixteenth century, bakan traces the corporation s rise to dominance.
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