Repeated lying or conning of others for profit.
is a critical examination of the modern business corporation, presented as both a 2004 book by Joel Bakan and a 2003 award-winning documentary. Core Premise: The Corporate "Psychopath"
An inability to experience remorse for harmful social or environmental consequences.
Over the last 150 years, the corporation has moved from a limited-use legal tool to the world's dominant economic and social institution. The Documentary (2003)
The "pathological" nature of corporations leads them to offload costs (like pollution or poor labor conditions) onto society, a process economists call "externalities".
A tendency to disregard social norms and laws if the cost of the fine is lower than the potential profit. Key Themes
Directed by and Jennifer Abbott , the film brings Bakan’s legal theories to life through a series of vignettes and high-profile interviews: (PDF) Collective Agents as Moral Actors - ResearchGate
The law requires corporate directors to act in the best interest of the corporation, which is almost always defined as maximizing short-term wealth for shareholders. This makes genuine "corporate social responsibility" technically illegal if it doesn't serve the bottom line.