Parable of the Sadhu

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Business Ethics Individual Assignment Due date: Thursday, November 29, 2012 Submitted by: Dwight S. Williams Summary of “The parable of the sadhu” An analysis of the parable written by Bowen H. McCoy has many thought-provoking discourse and debates but I would like to highlight three main points. 1. A lesson in Corporate Ethics --- if the organization does not inculcate a value system then managers may not be supported when the organization is faced with simple or complex ethical issues despite the moral standards of individuals. Ultimate moral standards may be similar but implementation approaches may differ and so moral justification must be based on sources external to the conscience of individuals. However, such a value system must be cognizant of and be sensitive to the individual needs and manage them to the benefit of the organization. 2. Several ethical issues may arise in our daily experience and we may hike pass them unaware most of the times. Business Ethics as a subject is intended to prepare managers to face these issues as a part of everyday life so when stress and other factors which may clutter the true issue involved then an altruistic approach may be second-nature. 3. Not all ethical dilemmas have a right decision involved. Further assistance to the sadhu by any of the individuals on the slope could also have resulted in their injury or death. One has to sometimes employ normative ethical theories like Utilitarianism, Kantianism, etc. The moral value of an action lies in its consequences and so in difficult situations the action should serve the greater good or benefit the majority. PERSONAL REFLECTION ON A SADHU IN MY LIFE Most, if not all, successful people set goals in their personal life and then work towards achieving those goals. My goals, not necessarily in that order, are achieving a house, a car, a family, a
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