Morality, Ethics and Values... All for one and one for all!!

For so many people the thought of morality develops for many reasons, personally I believe that our morals are a learned process that take time to develop. Which would explain why some people have conflicting morals. But you have to ask yourself where do you draw the line between morals and values and what about your ethical stance? If I tell you that I believe it is morally wrong for a large organization like Apple, for instance, to drop the price of the iphone only after two months, would you agree or disagree? And if you were to look deeper into this statement, one would have to ask what are the values of Apple? If this does not seem to make since let me try and explain my thoughts.

When we are born we are molded to be accepted by society, for instance, in western societies girls are praised for being thin and beautiful while men are praised for being strong and handsome. However, what happens to the people that do not fall under this category, is it morally wrong not to accept them as part of society just because our society values attractive physical appearance? Personally I think it is extremely morally wrong.

So now lets get back to high dollar corporations. For many large corporations money is the answer to all problems... sell, sell, sell that is what workers are trained to do. But to what extreme do we finally take a step back and ask ourselves is the right? Does this go against my morals? Is this ethical and if not what actions should I take to change it? Would I want someone to do this to me? It is hard for individuals within a company to stand up and say this is morally wrong, and that this is not ethical. Why? Well because everyone wants to be accepted by society or a group within society and going against the group is not always the easiest choice to make. It is at this point that people should say because I do not believe this is morally acceptable or ethical I am going to embrace my values and speak my mind. It is a wonder why more organizations do not take a step back and take these very steps. I mean what did Apple achieve in dropping the price of the iphone? Obviously they value money, innovation, quality, technology, etc. However, when the price of the iphone was dropped the loyalty of Apple consumers went down while the hostility against Apple went up. And in the long run Apple ended up having to give money back to the enraged public and all they could say was "Oh sorry, that's the way it is!"

So what exactly did they achieve? Because Apple didn't take the time to consider other the values of others and only thought of what could best benefit them it is a good possibility that they lost a large number of loyal followers. And when they develop a new product, it would be acceptable to speculate that society will think twice about purchasing an Apple product as soon as it hits the sale rack because of this debacle. Therefore, one should always consider not only their own values, morals and ethics, but those of society and the individuals within society.