Carey Business Credo: A Moral Compass
The Moral Compass Essay
People always envy the freedom of birds. The birds can fly wherever they want, however they like. They don’t have the worries of traffic; they needn’t follow any rules. However, as people live within society, we have to follow the rules to make the society harmonious. Law is the basic level of the society rules. Anyone who violates the rule will get punishment. In this level, we can’t do anything we want to do, as there is law that set the constraints, but from another side, law is also protecting our freedom.
Ethical standard is another level of restriction and protection. People have different perspective of moral and ethic, which may cause misunderstandings or conflicts. From ancient time, the moral value of culture …show more content…
The choice of our decision not only affects the interests of ourselves but also honor of Carey Business School. Carey Business Credo tells the ethic value of the school, which is “Teaching business with humanity in mind”. I think Carey Business Credo is an excellent moral compass for business students like us. It focuses on the inherent moral challenge of business: the competing values of people and profit.
As business people, to maximize profit is an ultimate goal for us and for companies we serve. However, sometimes we will face the dilemmas of companies’ profit and stakeholders’ interests. Customers, employees, suppliers and the whole society are all our stakeholders. How to balance the interests of different parties is a hard question for all the business …show more content…
A company based in Norway, which called Nordic Minig, disposed mining waste in the Foerde fiord, caused countrywide protest against it. This spring, the government of Norway approved a project to mine a pricey pigment from a nearby hill, saying it would create jobs and help diversify the economy. However, the project will cause a huge pollution to the river and the sea, as the mine operator would discard millions of tons of waste into a pristine fiord. From my perspective, I’m on the side with people held protest. Although the project will create more job opportunities, it will affect the environment badly and it will cause the country develops in an unsustainable way.
With my ethical understanding, which is a moral compass I developed from my childhood, sacrifice the long-term interest for fewer people’s short-term interest is neither wise nor ethical. Moral compass for me is guidance for my choices from right from wrong and sometimes right from right. In this case I mentioned, continuing or disruptions of the project both have positive effects. Following my moral code, the interest of the majority people should take the first place, suspension of the project and figuring out a healthier way for development is coincided with my moral
People always envy the freedom of birds. The birds can fly wherever they want, however they like. They don’t have the worries of traffic; they needn’t follow any rules. However, as people live within society, we have to follow the rules to make the society harmonious. Law is the basic level of the society rules. Anyone who violates the rule will get punishment. In this level, we can’t do anything we want to do, as there is law that set the constraints, but from another side, law is also protecting our freedom.
Ethical standard is another level of restriction and protection. People have different perspective of moral and ethic, which may cause misunderstandings or conflicts. From ancient time, the moral value of culture …show more content…
The choice of our decision not only affects the interests of ourselves but also honor of Carey Business School. Carey Business Credo tells the ethic value of the school, which is “Teaching business with humanity in mind”. I think Carey Business Credo is an excellent moral compass for business students like us. It focuses on the inherent moral challenge of business: the competing values of people and profit.
As business people, to maximize profit is an ultimate goal for us and for companies we serve. However, sometimes we will face the dilemmas of companies’ profit and stakeholders’ interests. Customers, employees, suppliers and the whole society are all our stakeholders. How to balance the interests of different parties is a hard question for all the business …show more content…
A company based in Norway, which called Nordic Minig, disposed mining waste in the Foerde fiord, caused countrywide protest against it. This spring, the government of Norway approved a project to mine a pricey pigment from a nearby hill, saying it would create jobs and help diversify the economy. However, the project will cause a huge pollution to the river and the sea, as the mine operator would discard millions of tons of waste into a pristine fiord. From my perspective, I’m on the side with people held protest. Although the project will create more job opportunities, it will affect the environment badly and it will cause the country develops in an unsustainable way.
With my ethical understanding, which is a moral compass I developed from my childhood, sacrifice the long-term interest for fewer people’s short-term interest is neither wise nor ethical. Moral compass for me is guidance for my choices from right from wrong and sometimes right from right. In this case I mentioned, continuing or disruptions of the project both have positive effects. Following my moral code, the interest of the majority people should take the first place, suspension of the project and figuring out a healthier way for development is coincided with my moral