CC212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Class Action, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Free Hand
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Costs of wcc outweigh costs of street crime. Wcc creates a mistrust of capitalism and corporations. Costs: extra levels of dishonesty that ties along with wcc. Offense element: act of wcc is tied to an occupation: wealth and power. Administrative, civil, and criminal courts fail: is jail time effective, the penalties are avoided as well. Wccs have the power to shape laws. Research studied over 70 corporations over a 45-year study period. He also studies decisions of civil and criminal courts, regulatory agencies, and settled cases. Average of 14 illegal acts for each corporation. Persistent crime; high rates of recidivism: makes it very difficult to look at stories. Business world is a subculture: has their own references. Old morality is replaced with a new one. Example: rosabeth moss kanter on corporate culture. Workers are tied to work through long hours. Fellow workers school them on illegal schemes. Police and regulatory agencies are poorly organized to keep up with wccs.
