The word ethics brings along with it lots of dilemmas and arguments. The epic Kurukshetra war was a war to protect ethics. All the holy books around the world talk about how one can live a life with highest ethics. So when there is an ethics class in a B-School, 60 students with varied personality and upbringing would surely have various definitions of ethics. And a memorable classroom experience happens when the faculty lets the emotions flow without challenging any views. So in Section C of IIM Udaipur, Batch of 2017-19 was discussing the concept of ethics and also to the extent one should remain ethical in the shrewd world of business. The class started with everyone agreeing that ethics are important while doing business but we were not able to define what can be termed ethical while what cannot be. In business, we say that cases and examples are the best way to understand concepts. So we started discussing concepts of ethical dilemmas. During class, I could relate to a framework of Devdutt Pattnaik, a famous mythology writer in India which is as follows:
This framework categorizes people into four types by their definition of ethics. I simply tried to share this with the class as I felt this was useful. I, being one of the frequent participators in the class was hated by a few, and I agree, I did “globe” class participation a few times. So as soon I shared this thing saying that all of us can be classified into these four types, because I was categorizing the ethical behaviours of people, one of my classmate who might have been infuriated shouted from behind, and I quote it “Mr Parth Joshi, you cannot challenge my ethics.” Possibly that was one of the most emotional class discussion where I was a part of. As far as I know, that line and the tone with which he said it was enough to get it etched in the minds of all sixty people in the class at that time and we still have fond memories of that discussion. I also came out of the class convinced that ethics depends a lot on the context and one is better off following their personal ethics rather than challenging others ethics.
In which Aditya Birla Group company would I like to work and why?
I would like to work in the Aditya Birla Capital Limited. The only criteria for my dream job are that it should take me up in my learning curve at the most rapid rate. I also believe that learning happens only when you enjoy the struggle. Finance is a field where I enjoy the struggle. In private equity vertical of Aditya Birla Capital Limited, I would be able to apply a lot of my valuation skills while valuing any investment opportunity and would also learn from the experts. Further, a better valuation cannot be learned but only practised, and I believe Aditya Birla Group will give me an opportunity for the same.