Wednesday, July 06, 2011
The "Greedy" Corporation
This week I noticed the expression "greedy corporation" and began to ponder how a corporation is by definition "for profit" and seeks to MAXIMIZE profits. Now surely there are criteria to distinguish a greedy/selfish corporation from an admirable corporation, BUT here is the fascinating thing: as a society, a culture, in one breath we praise private enterprise, free-market competition, small government with less regulation, etc. but in the next breath we may point to some figure or corporation as greedy, evil, etc and perhaps we do so out of jealousy. Perhaps Micro$oft, Zuckerberg, et al. are not really evil or greedy but simply successful and enviable.
