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> Why not take the short term ethical hit? Because it's unethical? [Edit: add a little more of my thinking. Ethics should count towards your reputation. A re
by jbert 17y ago
> Why not take the short term ethical hit?
Because it's unethical?
[Edit: add a little more of my thinking.
Ethics should count towards your reputation. A reputation for honesty or dishonesty should be important professionally and publically. I think that honouring and rewarding those who get results unethically is corrosive to public expectations, leading people to expect less of others. When this percolates into public life and people have low expectations of the ethics of, say, politicians and police officers, systemic abuse of power is more possible/encouraged - since the main counterweight to such abuse is public opinion, which has had it's expecations neutered. End repetitive rant.
- Retric 17y agoMost collage ranking systems start with a list of top schools and work from there to the ranking system. It's often more a question of how close you are to Harvard than anything else. (Or MIT / Cal Tech for tech schools etc.) PS: It's not that Harvard needs to be in the top spot, but if Harvard and Yale don't make the top 10 buisness schools they are going to start over.
- ShabbyDoo 17y agoGood point. Any ranking system that doesn't pass a "laugh test" when viewed won't be influential.
- ShabbyDoo 17y agoFor the record, I agree. However, taking the high road may have its price.
- jbert 17y agoA price worth "sacrificing your good name" for? If people had higher standards, the cost of being unethical would be higher - hence fewer people would be unethical. A virtuous circle.