But can they succeed where bigger corporations with deeper pockets, firmly established in the developed world, have failed?

He said the corporation had failed to collect $472,000 from the Board of Education.

Something similar is happening throughout Asia: corporations are "failing" in record numbers, but many keep on going anyway.

Agrisani presents his views on why leading corporations in America have failed and how to restore their lost shareholder value.

But the widespread public perception that large corporations had failed to live up to their social responsibilities led to calls for reform of the labor laws.

In particular, he is concerned that the corporation and agency would fail to coordinate critical decisions in training and technology.

The corporation, the report says, failed "to do adequate monitoring and oversight of this Bellevue contract."

Some developers worry about a backlash if corporations that have sunk serious money into sites fail to see much in return.

Women cost more to employ, she believes, because corporations fail to adapt to the realities of women's lives.

As such, the shareholders can just up and move elsewhere if the corporation fails to cover its debt.