BUSINESS ETHICS1
Topic: Ethical issue and decision making
Ethics is necessary in every business. Most companies follow certain ethical standard
in order to foster positive practice. Conforming to certain ethical standards also ensure the
company retain their image and increase consumer trust (Herschel, Richard, and Virginia M.
Miori, pp.31-36). In most cases, ethical decision making is making the choice between two
alternatives that are equally unpleasant. One such issue came to my knowledge from the
recent newspaper and media channel news. The news circulates that the well-known actress
Felicity Huffman and 50 other parents were charged by the US court for paying bribe to
education counselors for creating false or influenced results for their children ("College
Admissions Scandal". Nytimes.Com). When the news came into focus the reason became
quite clear. In most prestigious universities, the authority prefers the candidates who have
family history with that college. This makes it difficult for emerging rich to get their children
admitted to a reputable university. Still, their dream and desire to get their children into a
reputable institution so that they are able to achieve better in future is indomitable within all
parents. The education counselors take the advantage of these situation and falsify tests, help
the students cheat and in many ways ensure that their paper is leniently checked so that the
student’s admission gets confirmed.
The problem here has many layers. The very first ethical issue that appears is the
bribery (Crossan, Mazutis and Seijts, pp. 567-581). Paying money in order to falsify exam
results and outcome is extremely unethical. These parents that have been accused of the deed
have money as most of them are rich. There is no hope for the middle class or the poorer
section of the society to get their children into these colleges even if they want to. On the
other hand are the counselor that take the money are also committing an unethical act. They
are serving their own money making purpose and in the process, corrupting the education
system. Due to this practice, many deserving candidates do not get the chance to read in those

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