Almost all definitions of the word professional have an ethical component mentioned in the definition. Yet, we are flooded by news of frauds and malpractices from organizations across sectors and geographies, run by professionals mostly having top of the line credentials.
The article "Star-studded CVs and moral numbness" provides some interesting insights, esp. from an exercise with a batch of budding professionals from a top tier management school. The authors were perhaps dealing with a relatively young lot of individuals having less exposure (typically with <3 years work experience). Had the exercise been done within the walls of the corporate war-rooms, with hardened professionals clued into the ways of the real world, the outcome would have been totally different. Forget remorse, there would be no realization of any wrong doing. Voices of protests would be snubbed or worse, shown the exit door.
The article "Star-studded CVs and moral numbness" provides some interesting insights, esp. from an exercise with a batch of budding professionals from a top tier management school. The authors were perhaps dealing with a relatively young lot of individuals having less exposure (typically with <3 years work experience). Had the exercise been done within the walls of the corporate war-rooms, with hardened professionals clued into the ways of the real world, the outcome would have been totally different. Forget remorse, there would be no realization of any wrong doing. Voices of protests would be snubbed or worse, shown the exit door.
