I don't think all corporations can be termed as sociopathic institutions . There are ofcourse certain aspects of its design , that makes it behave this way. Majority of the countries are dependent on growth based economies. So it becomes mandatory for an corporation to show a higher rate of growth and hence all kinds of malpratices arise. I am not sure whether measuring an institutions performance from one quarter to the next quarter is a good practice of measure. Correct me if I am wrong.