The Parable of the Sadhu by Bowen H. McCoy Harvard Business Review Reprint 97307 This document is authorized for use only in Harvard and Radcliffe 50th Reunion Class of 1962 by Malcolm Salter from May 2012 to November 2012. HBR CLASSIC After encountering a dying pilgrim on a climbing trip in the Himalayas‚ a bus by Bowen H. McCoy Last year‚ as the first par ticipant i n the new six-month sabbatical p r ogram that Mor gan Stanley has adopted‚ I enjoyed a rare oppor tunity
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Roll No 54 Name Chirag P Thakar Class MFM Sub : Assignment No 1: Business Ethics. Analysis of the “ Parable of a Sadhu” Based on the decision that was taken or made‚ I don’t think the group put forth enough of an effort to save this man’s life. They each did their own part‚ but they didn’t work together. As we talked about in class‚( We also had a few saying that at such heights a man’s brain becomes numb for lack of oxygen and his ability to think also slows down ) if they would
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several beliefs. He did believe the dying man needed to be helped and made an attempt by checking his pulse and offering a suggestion for treatment. However‚ in the end the fairness approach weighed in on his decision to continue up the mountain. This Sadhu chose to take a riskier path‚ now he was living the consequences of that choice. The author knew what the risks were because of previous experiences‚ so he chose to continue‚ knowing he would probably not have another opportunity. The Anthropologist
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Ethical Analysis Of The Parable Of The Sadhu Ethical Analysis of the Parable of the Sadhu The Parable of the Sadhu is a story of men climbing the Himalayas that run into a moral dilemma. These are not just any men. These are groups of men from many different cultural backgrounds. As they are climbing the mountain they run into a nearly naked Indian holy man that is near death. The moral dilemma comes into play when they are forced to make the decision to backtrack down the mountain to save the
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The Parable of the Sadhu is a good example of how ones individual ethics is not always aligned with good corporate values. Corporate ethics are principles and standards accepted by an organization to guide decision making. It involves the consideration of the interest of the stakeholders and uses core values to make decisions. Individual ethics is more of one’s inner voice of how people should to act‚ based on standards of behavior. Ethical people strive to make right decisions in all situations
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Case Write up: The Parable of the Sadhu P262 Introduction: This case study is based on a real life incident of Bowen H. McCoy‚ MD of Morgan Stanley. He participated in the sabbatical program for six months. He took the trip to Himalaya Mountain which is Nepal for three months. During the hike on Himalaya he met many different nationalities people; that were from New Zealand‚ Japan‚ Swiss‚ and People who live in the Mountain (Sherpa’s). While climbing to the Mountain he runs into Moral dilemma
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a mental conflict between moral obligations where if you obey one it results in the lapse of the other. In the “Parable of the Sadhu” there is an ethical dilemma because the group is presented with two hard choices and they can only pick one. They had to decide how much they wanted to sacrifice of themselves to help the Sadhu‚ who was a stranger. If they took the Sadhu to the village they would be separated from the rest of the group by the storm and wouldn’t be able to climb the pass. The group
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Ethical Analysis of the Parable of the Sadhu The Parable of the Sadhu is a story of men climbing the Himalayas that run into a moral dilemma. These are not just any men. These are groups of men from many different cultural backgrounds. As they are climbing the mountain they run into a nearly naked Indian holy man that is near death. The moral dilemma comes into play when they are forced to make the decision to backtrack down the mountain to save the man and probably never reach their ultimate goal
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Case 3-1 The Parable of the Sadhu The case examines the individual versus corporate ethic. Ethical Issues: How does the individual stay true to her values within a corporate ethic? How can one make changes for the better within an organization? Questions Consider corporate values and ethics as discussed in Chapter 3 and the ethical reasoning methods discussed in Chapters 1 and 2 in answering the following questions: 1. Bowen H. McCoy’s friend Stephen is quoted as saying‚ “I feel that
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The Parable of the Sadhu Bowen H. McCoy Article Review In the Parable of the Sadhu‚ a group of climbers from different cultures came across a Sadhu‚ an Indian holy man‚ who was frozen and barely alive. The members of the party responded accordingly and each played a role in helping the Sadhu out. Both external and internal forces‚ however‚ collectively kept the hikers from devoting their full attention to him. The problem seemed‚ as McCoy later pointed‚ that once the Sadhu became too much
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