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Personal Reflection

I have been fortunate to enjoy a fifteen-year career at the same firm that has taken me from a position as a legal secretary to my current responsibilities as a global commodity manager. During this period of time I have gained significant experience working with people from different cultures and different levels of the organization, and honed my communication skills. Completion of an MBA program is my next step in developing the skill set I need to take on management responsibility. I continue to focus attention on appropriately delegating responsibility to others, and I continually seek out opportunities to gain management experience through special work assignments. Bi-annual development reviews with my supervisor provide me with valuable feedback on my progress.

The outside world offers both opportunities and risks to achieving my goal. The current recessionary economic environment may last several years and place limits on hiring within multi-national corporations. There are still constraints on women's participation in business in some areas of the world. In my current field of chemical manufacturing, significant growth is occurring in the Middle East, Russia and developing countries where in some cases cultural stereotypes of women are particularly prevalent. It may be necessary for me to broaden my perspective to include management positions outside of purchasing and outside of manufacturing, where the growth opportunities appear to be greater. Despite the risks, there is significant potential. Large corporations continue to expand their global presence, and need managers with a strong work history and experience working with people from differing cultural backgrounds. Completion of an MBA program will, I believe, provide me with the necessary educational background to match my work experience, and to take advantage of the possibilities that are ahead.

Naturalistic Fallacy

The naturalistic fallacy was identified by G. E. Moore (1873-1958) in Principia Ethica, where it provides the grounds for his rejection of evolutionary and hedonistic ethics. The fallacy is important to consider in business ethics since evolutionary and hedonist positions are still endorsed by some contemporary theorists in this area.

The fallacy includes a failure to distinguish between identifying a property that good things have in common and providing a general account of moral goodness. This failure prompts a fallacious assumption that by identifying a property shared by good things, one has succeeded in providing an account of goodness. For example, good things may have in common that they are desired or natural. Being ...