Academic Writing B.A. 4
What Role Should The Corporation Play in Our Lives and Society,
If Any?
Coroprations are large firms that exist as a legal entity owned by shareholders who divide profits that are generated through the firm's operations.1 A number of corporations is increasing within last years. It is undeniable that in contemporary world corporations influence people and their lives. Corporations play some important functions in society, such as employing people, producing goods that are commonly used in society, investing in development the industry and so on. The results of corporation's operating could have both advantages and drawbacks. The first positive aspect of corporation is the fact that people can develop teamwork. Everybody works individually, but they all create the entirety. The work is divided into some parts of the one integrity. Everybody is responsible for something different and that makes the employers feel indispensable and responsible for the special areas. Teamwork has become an integral part of the modern workplace. The companies used to adapt hierarchical structure but they realize that their staff is more effective when they work together. It is true that there's no 'I' in 'team as teamwork requires collaboration. Moreover teamwork may be useful in our private life, for instance family life while people do something together. The whole idea is presented in a Thomas Woodrow Wilson's quotation, “We should not only use the brains we have but all that we can borrow“2. He implies that the key to success is sharing ideas with other people. A great exaple is Ilan Gluck, a man who works in Deloitte Company. He decribes his teamwork on his blog and presents teamwork as a skill that he learned and developed at work in a corportion.3
What is more, in corporations the remuneration is quite high. The highest remuneration is for those, who occupy the most important positions in the company. There is no doubt that