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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issues that arise in The Parable of the Sadhu. Buzz McCoy went on an adventurous six-month sabbatical program with his friend‚ Stephen‚ and when they were hiking in Nepal‚ they came across a serious ethical dilemma. As him‚ Stephen‚ and a few other hikers were hiking up the treacherous Himalayan mountains‚ they came across a sadhu. Stephen had been showing symptoms of altitude sickness and they had decided to rest for a bit‚ when one of their fellow hikers found this man. The sadhu was barely clothed‚
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The Parable of the Sadhu 1) McCoy is the type of person who is involved with ethics in a way that can benefit the entire group‚ he rationalizes his decisions by his ethical knowledge. Although yes McCoy did do something wrong. He ignored the fact that there was a dying man in front of his feet‚ and he refused to care for him more than he had already. This wrong decision was created due to his belief in Group Ethics and not Individual Ethics‚ he refused to think harder at the matter and simply
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while helping the Sadhu is clearly not. Action was ethical. However the fact that McCoy feels guilty reflects that he was unable to promote his long term interest. Hence it becomes ambiguous to justify his actions. Kantian Ethics: Should abide by the following 2 principles: *Maxim should become a universal law *Never treat people simply as means to an end but always at the same time as ends in themselves In the parable‚ Stephen says that the hikers would have treated the Sadhu differently if he
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Parable of the Sadhu Parable of the Sadhu: Analysis from three general approaches. The "Parable of the Sadhu" presents a complex situation which action immediate action was necessary. Sadhu‚ an Indian holy man‚ was discovered naked and barely alive by a group of multicultural mountaineers during their journey. Each ePremium 836 Words 4 Pages Parable of the Sadhu The Parable of the Sadhu Bowen H. McCoy Article Review In the Parable of the Sadhu‚ a group of climbers from different cultures came
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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 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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involves 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
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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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The parable of Sadu Group X 1. Define the main issues presented in the case. Individual perception on ethics Individual ethics vs. group ethics How group ethics influence behavior of individuals and other way around How lack of leadership and group ethics influence behavior of individuals towards Sadhu and within companies How lack of leadership and group ethics influence behavior of individuals within the companies Necessity for CSR frameworks 2. Evaluate how the key parties
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