Joel Bakan, a legal academic, has produced a book and a film-both called "the Corporation" -which argue that, if companies are people, they are particularly dysfunctional and irresponsible ones.

法律学者Joel Bakan，已经写了一本书，拍了一部电影，名称都叫《公司》。其中声称，即使公司是人，也是特殊的、功能不健全的、不能负责任的人。

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"The problem with corporate capitalism is that selfishness and greed have become these unmodified values, " Bakan told CNN.

CNN: The corporate psychopath exposed

Micklethwait also believes Bakan has under-estimated the historical significance of companies and over-stated the influence of their modern successors.

CNN: The corporate psychopath exposed

Bakan argues that the essentially anti-social nature of a company will predominate even if those in charge have good intentions.

CNN: The corporate psychopath exposed