# Prof. Ralph Gomory is interviewed about US corporations' profit model and obligations

1 Faculty News November 2, 2013 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_042024.jpg?itok=2qlgvZ1U)>

Excerpt from [PBS](http://www.thirteen.org/openmind/business/the-proper-role-of-the-american-corporation/2831/) -- "I really don’t think globalization is the heart of the matter, it’s just a manifestation … a way in which corporations which are dedicated to profit only make a profit. It happens to be an unusually destructive way. But as long as that’s their dedication … then … that’s a problem."

[Watch the video](http://www.thirteen.org/openmind/business/the-proper-role-of-the-american-corporation/2831/)

Additional coverage appeared on [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/arts/television/whats-on-saturday.html).