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150 years ago
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the business corporation
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was a relativelyinsignificant institution.
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Today it is all pervasive.
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Like the church
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the monarchyand the communist party
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in other times and places
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the corporation is today'sdominant institution.
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This documentaryexamines the nature
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evolution impacts andpossible futures
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of the modernbusiness corporation.
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Initially given a narrowlegal mandate
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what has allowed today'scorporation to achieve
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such extraordinary powerand influence over our lives?
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We begin our inquiry asscandals threaten to trigger
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a wide debate about the lackof public control
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over big corporations.
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I think there is an overhangover the market of distrust.
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listen 95 percentor some percent
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huge percentage
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of the businesscommunity are honest
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and unrevealall their assets
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got compensationprograms that are balanced.
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But there aresome bad apples...
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the media debate aboutthe basic operating principles
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of the corporate worldwas quickly reduced
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to a game offollow the leader.
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I still happen to thinkthe United States
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is the greatest placein the world to invest.
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We have some shake upsthat are going on
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because of a fewbad apples.
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Some people call mea bad apple
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but I may be bruisedbut I still taste sweet.
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Some people call mea bad apple
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but I may be the sweetestapple on the tree.
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These are not justa bunch of bad apples.
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This is justa few bad apples.
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This is not justa few bad apples.
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You've gotta get ridof the bad apples
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You can startwith Tyco
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