What would you do??
I read this quote some years ago – “Winning is not always important, what is important is to stand for something. If you do not stand for something, what do you win?”
And here we were, faced with four different situations in the lecture on Business Ethics. As we deliberated the issues in our randomly assigned sub-groups, it was quite interesting to hear answers ranging from the idealistic to the practical. For most students, ethics was the over-riding deciding factor. Others explored wider dimensions – especially on the issue of outsourcing to developing countries. Overall, a very interactive and interesting session. Dr.Lance Moir (Senior Lecturer in Finance & Accounting with special interest in Corporate Social Responsibility) added to our enthusiasm with his flair.
In the second session for the day, we were asked to analyse the financials of a car manufacturer, and then present the results to the company’s shareholders, in order to seek their approval of its pricing policy. The presentation was scheduled for Thursday.
The orienteers then briefed us about the Representatives election coming up on Thursday and Friday. Every stream (Red, Blue and Green) would have 4 different representatives. The Stream Rep is the voice of the class who is the focal point of liaison between the stream and the faculty. The Diversity Rep represents the entire years’ diversity to maximise the sharing of ideas and cultural traditions. The Sports Rep organizes sporting events and encourages participation. The Social Rep’s are the heart and soul of MBA, organizing parties and helps make the year full of fun.
It was a very insightful experience to see the way these orienteers had scheduled our week. The first day (Monday) had begun at 0900 hours. Tuesday and Wednesday had started at 0830 hours. Thursday was scheduled to start at 0815 hours. Do I see a pattern? Yes, and as if this wasn’t enough, in our schedule for Wednesday, we had been allocated some time to study(!) for the lectures for next Monday.
Thankfully, the day was over earlier…..but we still had to sweat it out later.
And here we were, faced with four different situations in the lecture on Business Ethics. As we deliberated the issues in our randomly assigned sub-groups, it was quite interesting to hear answers ranging from the idealistic to the practical. For most students, ethics was the over-riding deciding factor. Others explored wider dimensions – especially on the issue of outsourcing to developing countries. Overall, a very interactive and interesting session. Dr.Lance Moir (Senior Lecturer in Finance & Accounting with special interest in Corporate Social Responsibility) added to our enthusiasm with his flair.
In the second session for the day, we were asked to analyse the financials of a car manufacturer, and then present the results to the company’s shareholders, in order to seek their approval of its pricing policy. The presentation was scheduled for Thursday.
The orienteers then briefed us about the Representatives election coming up on Thursday and Friday. Every stream (Red, Blue and Green) would have 4 different representatives. The Stream Rep is the voice of the class who is the focal point of liaison between the stream and the faculty. The Diversity Rep represents the entire years’ diversity to maximise the sharing of ideas and cultural traditions. The Sports Rep organizes sporting events and encourages participation. The Social Rep’s are the heart and soul of MBA, organizing parties and helps make the year full of fun.
It was a very insightful experience to see the way these orienteers had scheduled our week. The first day (Monday) had begun at 0900 hours. Tuesday and Wednesday had started at 0830 hours. Thursday was scheduled to start at 0815 hours. Do I see a pattern? Yes, and as if this wasn’t enough, in our schedule for Wednesday, we had been allocated some time to study(!) for the lectures for next Monday.
Thankfully, the day was over earlier…..but we still had to sweat it out later.
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