Honest Corporate Executive: Difference between revisions

This can lead to a bit of [[Fridge Logic]] if this Exec's company is doing as well as, or better than, his corrupt rival. After all, even if the corrupt executive is motivated purely by greed, you would think he wouldn't [[Kick the Dog]] unless it was profitable. In the worst case scenario, this can have the effect of either turning the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] into a [[Card-Carrying Villain]] or making the [['''Honest Corporate Executive]]''''s business savvy an [[Informed Attribute]], especially if the differences in their approaches are a central theme of the work.

In the best case scenario, the different rates of success are portrayed as a result of the Honest Exec actually being a more talented businessman, whereas the less-talented Corrupt Exec needs to "cheat" to succeed. It's also possible that the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] gets ahead through cheating or otherwise being unethical to achieve more immediate success, but the [['''Honest Corporate Executive]]''' wins in the long run because his customers prefer his dependability and/or his employees are more motivated.

* [[Carl Barks|Scrooge]] [[Keno Don Rosa|McDuck]]. Call him a greedy bargainer, call him a slavedriving taskmaster, call him an exploitative manipulator... but he prides himself on earning his fortune "square" without being a dishonest and immoral businessman -- unlikebusinessman—unlike his [[Evil Counterpart]], [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Flintheart Glomgold]]. Typical [[Depending on the Writer]] and [[Characterization Marches On]] caveats apply.

* At least one of the Silks in ''[[Black Market (video game)|Black Market]]'' seems to think of themselves this way -- thoughway—though whether or not they're correct is open for debate.

* Ayla and the rest of the Goodkind family (minus Heather) are both this, [[Benevolent Boss|Benevolent Bosses]]es, and [[Uncle Pennybags]]. They are the richest and most honest people on the planet, think nothing of giving their employees benefits that rival Google's, and fund many many public works projects. The rest of the Goodkinds, however, have [[Knight Templar|other]] [[Noble Bigot|flaws]].

* In ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers|Galaxy Rangers]]'', a well-meaning mining executive wants the Rangers to hunt down [[Space Whale|Space Whales]]s that are threatening his miners. It's nothing against the whales, but he wants his people protected. When the Rangers and Space Peace (an [[Affectionate Parody]] of Greenpeace) find an alternate solution where the whales avoid areas with mining in progress and leave behind a hydrocarbon gas that can be used as rocket fuel, the executive is delighted about everyone coming out ahead.