Jim; You pose an intersting question, however I doubt if corportions were created to commit irresponsible actions. Corporate goals are two-fold; profits and growth. Nothing other than profits and growth are even a consideration, certainly the well-being of those that make-up their employee base is not even apart of the equation. Moreover corporate employees are little more than difference between their annual salaries and their productiviy, i.e., profits and growth. Corporate behaviors are more about stock holder interests. Only corporate heirarchy are about making important decisions. Lower echelon decisons must be inline from those that come from the top of command chain. As far as ethics are concerned; there are more Ken Lays in corporate America that even you would anticipate. Fradulant practice is rampid among CEO's, CFO's, and etc. at the top whereas should a lower end employee so much as get caught taking a company owned pen home they will be fired for stealing. Ethics in corporate Ameica is a double standard. Factually, globalism has changed corporate ideals and objectives. They are no longer loyal to America's soverienty, they are simply and exclusively loyal to growth and profits; the well being of their stock holders.