Monday, June 01, 2009
20% of Harvard MBAs pledge for greater good.
NYT [link]:
The oath says, in part:
Two questions:
1) What's wrong with the other 80%?
2) Student led, where's the teachers?
Nearly 20 percent of the graduating class have signed “The M.B.A. Oath,” a voluntary student-led pledge that the goal of a business manager is to “serve the greater good.” It promises that Harvard M.B.A.’s will act responsibly, ethically and refrain from advancing their “own narrow ambitions” at the expense of others.
The oath says, in part:
As a manager, my purpose is to serve the greater good by bringing people and resources together to create value that no single individual can create alone. Therefore I will seek a course that enhances the value my enterprise can create for society over the long term.
Two questions:
1) What's wrong with the other 80%?
2) Student led, where's the teachers?
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Comments:
Probably they see it for what it is, an empty gesture. It has no teeth, no professional consequences if not followed. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice thing and most welcome but it still is just a gesture.
A classic example of a meaningless gesture that is meant to make people "feel" better. Are we really so naive as to think that we need 'selfless' MBA's who treat business like some peace corps activity? Perhaps a good place to start is to define the term "greater good". Who determines it ?
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