Helpful Business Articles

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Bowen H. McCoy's article brilliantly describes various aspects of business ethics. I think his trip to Nepal really helped shed some light on the issue. When people are exposed to different environments like that, their true colors come out, and they sometimes have to deal with stressful situations. The parable of the sadhu, parallels to business in many different ways. Ethics and morals are a major part of corporations, but often times this overlooked. Businesses are out to be successful, and by making good moral decisions, this increases a company's success as a whole.

Ethics is a major problem is business today. There have been several corporate scandals, and it is important for all employees of large corporations to understand the ethics of the company in order to avoid this. A company's ethics should be in consideration for any perspective employee. It is important to work for a company that you can affectively assimilate into. People in management positions have to know what the cultural goals of a company are, and then they should behave accordingly.

A company's values have a direct correlation to its success. When times get difficult, and a company goes through hard times, things can fall apart if there are not common shared goals and values. When employees don't have similar business ethics, it promotes individualism, as oppose to team work. The writer point out how stress is a big part of business, and it is also a true test of one's ethics. People in senior level positions have to make difficult choices all the time, and it is important that they know how to act ethically. Unethical behavior can affect a company's overall image, success, and longevity.

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Dear White Boss was a very compelling article that contained a lot of truths, some that I've experienced myself. I am still in college and I have never worked in corporate America, but I can certainly identify the author. In situations when I am the only minority, I have often felt like I had to defend my own race. I remember many times in high school, where I was the only black person in my class. If we mentioned something about an African American in trouble or anything similar, everyone would look at me. Who elected me representative for my whole entire race? No one! Some People don't realize that this is unfair. I shouldn't have to explain or defend anyone else, just because we have the same race.

People make judgments all of the time, and don't realize the prejudice that is underneath their words. Prejudice is the real reason why the African American speaker in the article feels alienated. The " white boss" hasn't taken the time to communicate with his coworkers, and doesn't realize that each individual is there own person. Employees shouldn't be held responsible for actions of others, solely based on race. I think it unfair to hire somebody and treat them as minority " mediator". Just because I'm black, doesn't me I know the reason why anther black person did what they did.

Another Interesting point in this article is when the writer discusses an African American colleague who hired other African Americans. It seems like African Americans aren't judged by their qualifications and experience. No one would dare ask the white employer, " black people aren't good enough for you"? Other African Americans don't hire other African Americans just because they are the same race. They hire them because they are the most qualified. I find it very offensive when people think that African Americans get where there at in life solely on the color of their skin. As if intelligence , knowledge and experience has nothing to do with it.