Reynaldo Marasigan IT-ETHICS January 22, 2008
Book Review 2
Title: There’s No Such Thing as “Business Ethics
Author: John C. Maxwell
Chapter1: What Ever Happened to Business Ethics?
This is why the market keeps going down everyday – investors don’t know who to trust. As these things come out, it just continues to build. An ethical dilemma can be defined as an undesirable or unpleasant choice relating to moral principle or practice … Many people believe that embracing ethics would limit their options, their opportunities, their ability to succeed business … Companies that are dedicated to doing the right thin, have a written commitment to social responsibility, and act on it consistently are more profitable that those who don’t
The chapter talks about the business ethics in lieu of the different business processes that happens in America. That talks about why do large corporations or company fails after having a great impact to the industry. Also it talks about those issues in the internal part of the company. Why such things do happens to them that even to the great extent people wouldn’t even believe that it would happened.
TRUST is a very vital part of any business. To trust your colleagues and your investors is very important. Some investors are blinded of what they see in other company. Business ethics, deals with it by sometimes we must study the company or where we will invest try to research.
We have different belief; we are sometimes bothered about what other people belief. Applying it to our business is hard but sometimes it helps. To do what is moral, to do what is ethical, to do what is immoral, and to do what is unethical sometimes could be the basis of our decision. There is no such thing as always immoral, sometimes yes it is immoral but doing this immorality can be the betterment of majority.
Chapter2: Why this rule is Golden?
Asking the question “How would I like to be treated in this situation?” is an integrity guideline for any situation … I believe you will be able to use one guideline to govern your entire ethical decision making. It’s based on the Golden rule.
Christianity: Whatever you want men to do, you do also to them”
Islam: “No one of you is a believer until he loves for his neighbor what he loves for himself”
Judaism: “ what is hateful to you do not do to your fellowman. This is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.
Hinduism: “Hurt not others with that which pain yourself”
Zoroastrianism: “Whatever is disagreeable to yourself, do not do unto others” …
According to my first book review about ethics. The basis of what is morally right may vary per person. Many philosophical views have been stated that there are different factors affecting the choices we make and how we manage to see it as something right. We people believe in different things but according to the book there is such thing as a Golden Rule that is do what you want others do unto to you.
Practically its correct. How can you life as “life” if you don’t live it. To ask the question “How would I like to be treated in this situation is literally ethical. Every one of us has this belief that I want to be a winner there must be a loser. That’s why it’s ethical to think that everyone of us belief that we want to be a winner.
Chapter3: The Golden rule Begins in You
I Want to Be Valued
I Want to Be Appreciated
I Want to Be Trusted
I Want to Be Respected
I Want to Be Understood
This tells us that the Golden Rule Begins within us. Like in the business to be ethical is to be moral is to start within the organization. To value ourselves, our employees and to our works; to appreciate ourselves as an individual, our employees works, ad our products; To trust our decision, to trust our employees, to trust our products quality; to respect our wants and needs, to respect what our employees wants, to respect even our competitors; to understand each and everyone in the business.
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