corporate behavior vs. human behavior

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Human or Corporate Behavior

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Do corporate citizens and human citizens act the same way? Since corporations were acknowledged to be citizens under the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, what can we expect from our fellow "citizens?" Robert Monks presentation for "Citizens Response to Citizens United" conference, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2014.

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Human or Corporate Behavior

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Behavior: Mode of Functioning

Corporate GoalsHuman Goals or

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Human Goals

Fairness, sharing & equality

Pluralism of interest groups

Encourage a variety of

perspectivesCooperation

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Corporate Goals

Power & efficiency

CompetitionTop-down Hegemony

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Behavior: Ethical Guide

Corporate GoalsHuman Goals or

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Human Goals

health, survival, and well

being

substantial equality of

worth

long term

care for spiritual

and emotional aspects of

life

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Winner takes all Short term

Efficiency Material

Corporate Goals

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Behavior: Measure of Accountability

Corporate GoalsHuman Goals or

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Human Goals

Principle-driven

HolisticInternalize full

impact of functioning

Conserving through rules &

citizen values

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Corporate Goals

Rule Driven Cost-benefit calculationResource -depleting Externalize costs

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Behavior: To Whom Accountable

Corporate GoalsHuman Goals or

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Society as a whole

Internalize full impact functioning

citizens personal accountability

Human Goals

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Corporate Goals

No personal accountability

The market place

Resource-depleting

Stakeholder/shareholders

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Robert A. G. Monks

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