Corporation (TV series)

Corporation is a Canadian business documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975.

Corporation
Genredocumentary
Written byArthur Hammond
Directed byArthur Hammond
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerGeorge Pearson
ProducerArthur Hammond
CinematographyJean-Pierre Lachapelle
EditorPierre Lasry
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release16 February (1975-02-16) –
6 April 1975 (1975-04-06)

Premise

This series broadcast all but one of the National Film Board of Canada documentary films on the Steinberg grocery company, documenting the business life of the company.[1] The films received co-operation and involvement from company leader Sam Steinberg. One of the documentaries, "After Mr. Sam", ran almost 78 minutes long and was not broadcast on CBC during this run.[2]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast most Sundays at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 February to 6 April 1975.

Episodes
  1. "Growth" describes the past and future development of the company
  2. "Real Estate" concerns the company's land holdings and their effect on residential patterns
  3. "International Operations" featured the results of Steinberg opening a store in Paris
  4. "The Market" documented the company's approach to managing its relationships with customers, competitors and suppliers
  5. "Motivation" documented the company's relationships with its workers
  6. "Bilingualism" documented the company's relationships with Quebec

References
  1. Betty Lee, "Steinberg's supermarkets the star of NFB's 6-part study". The Globe and Mail, January 21, 1974.
  2. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Corporation". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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