When MBAs are outlawed...
I am totally appalled by this article in the Washington Post, though it makes it perfectly clear (if it wasn't already) why arresting a few CEOs and staging show trials won't 'fix' what's wrong with American business.
Let me give you the quick and simple facts:
Ethics go with you wherever you go, whatever you do.
You don't get a free pass because you're in business. My god, when did share holders outweigh all other human beings? This stuff isn't rocket science, equivocating professors not withstanding.
It's dead simple--
- Don't lie
- Don't cheat
- Don't steal
Making money for yourself (because this is really what we're talking about) and for the shareholders cannot be the most important thing. Being a complete human being is what we're here for. If the business can't survive honest business men and women, then what the heck's it in business for...