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This is very interesting topic and has many aspects to it.
As a basic rule about corporations: small or big, it is their possession, you don't steal from them. You don't either take stuff from anyone else, who has ownership to the goods.
It's hard to say though, how much personal poverty would affect on my views. I don't think I've ever stolen anything but some apples from trees - and this was done for the thrill of it, not that I needed to steal the apples, we had our own tree and we weren't starving. Stealing apples may be a bit relative, if the owner does not even care to collect or use them and the apples would go wasted. Yet it is their tree.
Some people exploit their employers - it might get tempting to take a little here and there and save a big penny yourself on things you need at home: from toilet paper to coffee packages, cleaning equipment or spare parts, the company has in store for later use. In the end all these extra costs are paid by the employees, especially when the company is not doing so well, every little counts.
There is also the seemingly unclear gray area, if you happen to own an expense account, how much is approriate to use.
Speaking of police catching really big criminals or preventing crimes, I think there is reason to consider lesser punishment for someone, who assists but uses illegal ways.
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