Calling 2012 Elections Before the Final Count Is Unethical - Let Me Explain

The Hawaiian election polls had only been closed for a very short time before Mitt Romney gave his concession speech. He probably felt he had to because it looked as if the Electoral College math could not give him a victory. But the reality is anything could happen, and California and several other very large populated states only had a fraction of the ballots counted. Okay so, let's talk shall we?

You see, CNN projected President Obama the winner of the election when only 10% of the ballots were counted in CA, and within 15-20 minutes all the other networks followed suit. In the swing state of Ohio, the coal miner area counties hadn't been counted and several networks; ABC, FOX, CBS, and CNN all had given Ohio to President Obama, thus clinching the election. These types of things disenfranchise the voters, making them believe their votes don't count, and whereas, they might not count for much, each one is a personal vote for themselves, their family, and their country moving forward.

How dare we dishonor their votes, many had to go out of their way to vote, taking off work, driving their cars as .00 a gallon, and standing in line donating their cause to their duty as citizens. How completely disrespectful the TV networks are to be the first to declare a winner. They feel it is their right as media outlets, after they do exit polling without the actual vote count, all this after their survey pollsters have actually shaped the outcome in advance. Does the voter even matter anymore, is all this a big show, somehow rigged by mass media.

In some ways this is the epitome of socialism crushing down the will of the individual and the human spirit - showing how they don't matter - because everyone else or even the "majority" has already decided. That in and of itself is pretty anti-American, indeed it goes against everything we stand for. As a citizen of California who votes against the grain, that is to say other than left-leaning socialism, I am appalled at the disrespect. Indeed, I had learned my lesson once some 20-years ago, and hadn't voted since.

Still, in this last election, 2012 election, I realized that although my vote counts for squat, I still decided that this might well be the most important election in 30-years - so I voted. Only to be disrespected again by the quick concession speech, and hardcore push by the Cable Networks to get it over with. I am quite convinced my ballot, provisional, won't be counted for days, and maybe not at all unless there was an extremely close race in my district.

If we fail to honor the votes, and voices of our citizens, then we will alienate them. I am concerned, not for me, I intellectually understand all the myriad of issues involved in why things happen the way they do, but rather I am worried we are busy ripping the hearts and souls out of good Americans that really care, training them that they don't matter at all. What kind of message does that send? I would submit to you it sends the wrong message.

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Business Ethics and Unethical Practices

The study of business ethics and its implications for different stakeholders have seen treMendous growth in the past few decades. There has also been a rise in the use and developMent of codes of ethics and announceMents for ethical practices by many firms; however companies are still criticized for their unethical practices at different levels (Papers4you.com, 2006). Business ethics, according to the literature has been entrenched with the philosophical details of Ethics (Trevino & Nelson, 1999). Ethics has been defined as ' the activity of examining the moral standards of a society, and asking how these standards apply to ones life and whether these standards are reasonable (Velasquez, 1998; p. 11).

Business Ethics and Unethical Practices

Business Ethics and Unethical Practices

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Business Ethics and Unethical Practices

Business Ethics and Unethical Practices

The literature on business ethics is divided on its views about themotivation and reason for businesses to have an ethical diMension. Drawing upon Harrison (2001), there are two major schools of thoughts, firstly those who suggest that firms are profit-generating institutions and therefore business ethics is yet another way to attract customers, secondly those who support corporate conscience and intrinsic motivation for the adoption of business ethics.

Business ethics has been considered very subjective in nature and according to Paul (2001) is considered a function of time and cultures. It has been established that with the passage of time business ethics have evolved and also that the cultural values and norms drive business ethics within national and regional boundaries. One of the major studies regarding the national values has been conductedby Hofstede (1983). According to this research, which was only based on four indicators i.e. individualism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity, there is a great deal of differences among values across different nations and consequently the business ethics. Globalization combined with standardization has made businesses financially efficient but at the same time poses questions regarding the standardized codes of business ethics across national boundaries.

Vinten (1991) has divided the business ethical issues at different levels i.e. international business, domestic business and professional ethics. At the international level ethical issues include free-masonry and socialism versus capitalism; at domestic level, these include religious dimensions, socialmarketing and ethical education; and lastly at the individual level these include bribery, corruption and data protection (Papers4you.com, 2006).

There are many reasons and criticisms for the failure of adoption of ethics in the business world. Firstly, the concept is considered to be overly theoretical and it also negates the basic purpose of any business i.e. to create shareholder's wealth. Secondly, it has lack of direction and unanimity across different cultures and academic groups. Lastly, it has many inherent unresolved dichotomies that according to Sternberg (1994) make it a case of rejected relativism.

References:

Harrison, j. (2001), Ethics for Australian Business, Prentice-Hall, French's Forest

Hofstede, g. (1983), The Cultural Relativity ofOrganizational Practices and Theories, Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 75-89

Papers For You (2006) "S/B/92. What distinguishes ethical from unethical business activity and how significant are the principles of business ethics in modern business? ", Available from http://www.coursework4you.co.uk/sprtbus21.htm [6/17/2006]

Papers For You (2006) "S/B/49. 'Should businesses strive to be ethical? Critically Discuss ", Available from http://www.coursework4you.co.uk/sprtbus21.htm [6/18/2006]

Paul, s. (2001), Cultural and Business Ethics, Cross Cultural Management: An international Journal, Volume 8 No. 1, pp. 22-35

Sternberg, e. (1994), moral Relativism rejected: the possibility of transnational business ethics, Hoffman, W.M., Kamm, J.B.,Frederick, R.E., Petry, E.S. Jr (Eds), National Conference on Business Ethics. Proceedings from the 9th Conference on Business Ethics Sponsored by the Centre for Business Ethics at Bentley College, Quorum Books, New York, NY, pp. 143-50

Trevino, L.K., Nelson, K.A. (1999), Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk about How to Do It Right, 2nd ed., j. Wiley & Sons, New York, NY

Velasquez, M.G. (1998), Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Vinten, g. (1991), Business Ethics: Busybody or Corporate Conscience?, Managerial Auditing Journal, Volume 5, Number 2, pp. 123-144

Business Ethics and Unethical Practices