Based on all the articles we’ve read and the lecture from class, select one of the two items to make arguments for and against:
1. Corporate Personhood
2. Stakeholder vs Shareholder Capitalism.
Try to remain objective as you outline the fundamental tenements. Include at least 3 in-text citations in APA format (can be paraphrase or quotes). In the end, include a conclusion paragraph where you indicate what makes the most sense to you as a future business leader, and why.
Papers must be between 1 ½ and 2 pages long double-spaced, submitted in Microsoft Word, 12 point Times New Roman with 1” margins. Needs at least 3 in text citations.
Use at least two of these articles and a scholarly article: Discussion – What are corporations and why are they so powerful?READ:https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/06/how-corporations-try-to-be-more-human-than-humans“How corporations try to be more human than humans”https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-rights-should-corporations-have-1519919444“What rights should corporations have?”https://aeon.co/ideas/private-gain-must-no-longer-be-allowed-to-elbow-out-the-public-good“Private gain must no longer be allowed to elbow out the public good”WEEK 2 – Tuesday January 23rd& 25th – CORPORATIONS, SOCIETY & STAKEHOLDERSDiscussion – Do corporations have a responsibility to society?READ :http://reason.com/archives/2005/10/01/rethinking-the-social-responsi”Rethinking the social responsibility of business”https://fortune.com/longform/business-roundtable-ceos-corporations-purpose/“America’s CEOs seek a new purpose for the corporation”https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-stakeholders-vs-the-people-11581552372“The ‘stakeholders’ vs. the people”https://www.nbs.net/articles/why-i-no-longer-believe-in-the-stakeholder-perspective (says unsafe link, it’s ok)“Why I no longer believe in the stakeholder perspective”WATCH (first 60 minutes)“The Corporation” http://www.thecorporation.com/WEEK 3 – Tuesday & Thursday January 30th & February 1st – PRIORITIZING STAKEHOLDERSDiscussion – How can business prioritize among its stakeholders?READ:“Decency means more than ‘always low prices’: A comparison of Costco to Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club” (attached on Canvas)https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/15/business/hubert-joly-corner-office-best-buy.html“Hubert Joly turned around Best Buy. Now’s he trying to fix capitalism” (attached on Canvas)“How Gap Inc. engaged with its stakeholders” (attached on Canvas)TED Talk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5KZhm19EO0II. YOU as a StakeholderWEEK 4 – Tuesday & Thursday February 6th & 8th – MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS: CAPITALISM & VALUESDiscussion – How does our economic system shape the values that inform our behaviors and decisions in the workplace?READ:”Some costs of American corporate capitalism” (attached on Canvas)https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slavery-capitalism.html“In order to understand the brutality of American capitalism, you have to start on the plantation”https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-american-economy-is-rigged/“The American economy is rigged, and what we can do about it”https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Accountable%20Capitalism%20Act%20One-Pager.pdf“Accountable Capitalism ActWATCH (in class):https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/video/rebecca-henderson-extended-interview/5eceda20b1bfb6331b1c0f97“A seat at the table: Rebecca Henderson, author of ‘Reimagining Capitalism
