Does that mean it is irrelevant whether or not a particular corporate executive is socially minded?
Korten: The critical thing that comes out here is that, while business leaders have very little choice but to respond to the imperatives of the financial markets when playing within the system, they do not necessarily have to align with legislative agendas which are deeply contrary to the public interest in the pursuit of short-term corporate profits. Business people who are concerned about issues of social responsibility and the long-term viability of society can play a much larger role in insisting that their business colleagues not move us to the least possible regulation. They can do this by supporting appropriate legislation that will create a level playing field, but at a much higher level than now exists, meaning that all corporations will have to a adhere to a higher level of social responsibility. MM: What are the strategic implications for citizen activists of the contention that corporate executives are themselves constrained in important ways? Korten: Because of the systemi
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