The following essay will approach the workplace philosophies of Howard Gardner and Mike Rose and attempt to apply them to real-world work-related problems and situations. First, before proceeding any further, it is necessary to provide a brief overview of the basic. Gardner, in his book Five Minds for the Future, identifies five mind that people can apply to their jobs and their work environments: the disciplinary mind, the synthesizing mind, the creating mind, the respectful mind, and the ethical mind (Gardner 3). For the creating mind, as Mike Rose redefines the intelligence in his book The Mind at Work, he believes the blue-collar workers are as creative as other white-collars. Besides the creative mind related to the physical workers, Mike …show more content…
Gardener states that the ethical mind primary thinks about societal needs and desires, he said, “In taking ethical stances, an individual tries to understand his or her role as a worker and his or her role as a citizen of region, a nation, and the planet” (4). Unlike other minds, ethical mind is one’s belief in the work and life. This sense of ethics can be formed sometimes just by paying attention to and heeding the example of a person whom one admires, especially a person who behaves in a way that one finds ethical and respectful, such as Rose 's example of Mario Cuomo 's father (Rose xxxv). The story of Mario Cuomo’s father tells young Mario his father as a service people who works in the grocery store works hard and has the faith to support the family. Not only Mario’s father, also Mike’s uncle, his mother who are the physical workers; they all work so hard and take their responsibilities in the jobs. They must have the ethical mind in their jobs; they know their responsibilities as a family member, as a worker, as a citizen, they have the faith to live and to …show more content…
Next, let’s see the connection of creating mind and ethical mind in the real word. As creating mind is capable in the work environment of devising and inventing a variety of new tools, devices, and techniques for use both within the environment and as commodities that can be sold to consumers. But how do these productions of the fertile creating mind relate to the ethical constraints of the real-world environment in which they are about to be introduced? Is it possible that they may be some kind of conflict with the world and the people these ideas or products are about to come into contact with? The simple fact is that new ideas and new inventions due not necessarily have a positive ethical value or application. Therefore it is beyond the scope of the ethical mind to make the determination of whether the output of the creating mind is in fact ethically valid. But applying principles of the ethical mind in real life and real workplace settings is not always easy. But one thing is certain: if one hides behind a "veil of ignorance" and deliberately shuts off one 's mind to one 's real position in the world, then one is certain to have a faulty ethical mind that makes bad ethical decision (Gardner 9). For instance, the companies globally are now under scrutiny for setting up off-shore shell companies in the tax heaven through a Panamian law firm called Mossack Fonseca (“Giant”). This scandal shows the huge willingness of global corporations and even powerful political leaders
According to Mike Rose, “To work is to solve problems. The big difference between the psychologist’s laboratory and the workplace is that in the former the problems are isolated and in the latter they are embedded in the real-time flow of work with all its messiness and social complexity” (280). In other words, Rose believes that though problem solving skills can be learned at a college, they can also be learned through working and by doing so they will get more from the experience. When a person learns to solve problems at the work place he or she must deal with all the variables life throws into the equation, where as in a classroom everything is planned and nothing is organic. This issue is important because many students are told they need to receive a liberal arts education to make it in this world.
Introduction In this paper the ethical issues within the business world is shown by the movie Fun with Dick and Jane. There are some issues throughout the movie the can be argued that they are for the greater good but remain unethical. There are also issues that are clearly unethical and benefit no one except one person who caused the issue. A few of the issues involved theft, embezzlement, fraud, lying, bribery, and corporate insider trading.
“It’s Good Business,” by Robert Solomon presents the concept of ethics within the business world, and argues against greed and amoral thinking, as being inherent in business. This paper will address seven questions presented by Shaw and Barry (2016) using Solomon’s reading as a backdrop to explore how and why ethical errors occur within business; whether the “myth of amoral business” exists; and, whether unethical behavior hurts business as a whole
In his essay “Work in Corporate America,” Russell Baker creates a dismal tone throughout the course of his essay through word choice and repetition, thus pushing the reader into contemplative mood. Baker uses a bleak tone throughout the course of his essay, thus preparing his reader for the mood inspired at the conclusion. The first paragraph begins with the eyes of a child attempting to comprehend the idea of the workplace.
Samuel Seium. I enjoyed the part where the author encourages thinking outside of the box when developing ideas and solutions. When you think inside the box then the only ideas and solutions that you can develop will have to come from inside the box. However, if you think outside of the box then you can develop new and different ideas outside of the box that has not been tried before. This encourages me to think outside the box and encourage the community members to also think outside the box when dealing with social justice issues.
Therefore a man’s mind is responsible for all the wealth and all of the products produced. He questions the real evil since money is only a symbol of value, a simple tool. He continues with this theme until says “to make money holds the essence of human morality”. The book is never ending with philosophical views, however, this view represents not only the character, furthermore, it's a genuine perspective of today’s current world. The phrase can be broken down into two parts: Francisco's
Clara Bergeson Guinn/Walker World Literature and Composition 12 October 2015 Fears for the Future Throughout history, there have been many nations that feed off of: what people don’t know, the fear of change, and the destruction that comes with that. During World War II, Hitler had incredible amounts of propaganda that he used to control how people grow up and think as well as to create mayhem. When Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in the late 1940’s to early 1950’s these facts were fresh in his mind. In his novel, he creates a society that shows his fears for future societies if stagnation, ignorance, and chaos continue to grow within the world.
He explains how he observed different types of blue-collar and service workers in action, and came to the conclusion that each of these tasks have a skill that takes a lot of mind power to master. Their work is educational at every degree. Blue-collar workers develop intelligence and skills in a workplace through proper planning, problem solving, social interactions and multitasking. Most blue collar jobs are constantly faced with new problems every day, in the midst of busy schedules, that demand instant solution. Blue Collar jobs require just as much intelligence as jobs that require formal academic credentials.
Rose supports his views by saying, “To gain a sense of how knowledge and skill develop, I observed experts as well as novices. From the details of this close examination I tied to fashion what I called, ‘cognitive biographies’ of blue-collar workers,”(250). Rose effectively compares the various levels of labor as a part of his study to generate a better understanding of the complexity of blue-collar jobs. As a part of the comprehensive argument, Rose’s research reinforces his ability to delve deeper into the topic, and make connections between his experience and the educated conclusion that was derived from his study. Rose’s thesis, which revolves around the argument that blue-collar workers need to possess more abilities that go beyond the physical ability gains a greater credibility because it encompassed diverse stages of labor and related it to his personal experience.
Why? It is a question we catch ourselves asking on an almost every day basis. This seemingly simple question often leaves people perplexed. It has a vast array of answers and possibilities. I too caught myself asking why as I walked the roads of Uganda and Kenya.
In the essay “Liberal Arts and the Bottom Line,” by Lane Wallace argues that employees are being blindly taking advance of by their employer. Are employers trying to push strong motivations upon their working to increase a person self-drive or only to increase the numbers of product that is produces? According to the text, “The popularity of the late economist Milton Friedman’s philosophy among business people has never surprised me much” (Wallace). The author begins to detect Friedman’s misconception within his argument using an appeal of pathos to support his evidence. By helping the audience pursue to best path of correct reasoning that also allow the public to acknowledge Friedman’s misconception.
The implementation and education of the ethical decision-making model promote moral awareness and company values that can mitigate ethical dilemmas to an extent. The aftermath was devastating for Wells Fargo not just economically but for its image. The corporation can introduce this model in training courses for new hires and current employees. Also ensuring management comprehends the prominence of ethical decisions and are aware that they are the wheels of the car, therefore, lead by example. If the corporation initially had prioritized ethical values and decision-making evaluations at every level of the business, this scandal could have been prevented at least its magnitude.
‘Well, you don’t run things around here,’ says the boss. ‘You’re a fool,’ said Wynand. He lost the job.” (402). He sees no reason to listen to other’s methods of doing things when he knows perfectly well that he is the most capable of composing efficient ideas for himself and those around him.
Recently Wells Fargo’s scandal of creating phony accounts has raised ethical concerns in the corporate world. Wells Fargo employees opened more than two million unauthorized bank and credit card accounts to meet sales projections. The company was charged with huge fines and earned a bad reputation that will take years to rebuild. According to the Deontological perspective on ethics least some acts are morally obligatory.
Introduction: Ethics in organizational theory is a topic that is constantly in the limelight due to the various cases of unethical behavior from executive members of different companies. The Enron case saga was one that has yet to get out of people’s mind where chief executive officer (CEO) Jeffrey Skilling who performed numerous fraudulent activities to hide the financial status of the company. Bernard Ebbers, CEO of WorldCom made history in terms of unethical approaches. Today this essay will talk about Ebbers odyssey in WorldCom and the leadership behind the downfall of the company. 1.