Comments on: The Business Ethics of Web 2.0: Does Collaboration and Open Source Blur The Line of What It Means To Cheat? http://www.businesspundit.com/the-business-ethics-of-web-20-does-collaboration-and-open-source-blur-the-line-of-what-it-means-to-cheat/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.businesspundit.com/the-business-ethics-of-web-20-does-collaboration-and-open-source-blur-the-line-of-what-it-means-to-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-2242 Bob Tue, 08 May 2007 13:25:44 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3158#comment-2242 Check out "The Gamesman", published in 1978 and written by Micheal Maccoby. He later wrote "The Leader" though it may be time for "The New Gamesman" to hit the shelves. Check out “The Gamesman”, published in 1978 and written by Micheal Maccoby. He later wrote “The Leader” though it may be time for “The New Gamesman” to hit the shelves.

]]> By: Rob http://www.businesspundit.com/the-business-ethics-of-web-20-does-collaboration-and-open-source-blur-the-line-of-what-it-means-to-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-2241 Rob Mon, 07 May 2007 15:22:37 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3158#comment-2241 Mike, I was ready to write off Duke years ago, after they beat my alma matter, university of kentucky, in the NCAA tournament. Mike,
I was ready to write off Duke years ago, after they beat my alma matter, university of kentucky, in the NCAA tournament.

]]> By: Les Trachtman http://www.businesspundit.com/the-business-ethics-of-web-20-does-collaboration-and-open-source-blur-the-line-of-what-it-means-to-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Les Trachtman Mon, 07 May 2007 11:14:38 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3158#comment-2240 I was absolutely amazed to read the commentary in Business Week, May 14, 2007 p. 42 from Michelle Conlin on the Cheating scandal at Duke's Business School. Can there really be a question here of whether these graduate business students, who in complete disregard of all ethical and statutory standards of this prestigious business school, did something WRONG by collaborating (CHEATING) on a take home exam? I too am a fan of open source, collaboration and the idea that capturing the participation of customers and employees is required in this new 21st century competitive environment. But to write off this cheating scandal based upon the "mixed signals" society is giving to these students, is tantamount to explaining away Enron's criminal activities as just doing what everyone else was doing. The idea that email, instant messaging, and the iPod has somehow created a society in which cheating is de rigueur is just plain misguided! Michelle, if you don't believe that these students thought they were doing something wrong, then I suggest you think again! How can a publication like Business Week publish such garbage and even allow the thought that this behavior should be condoned as a plausible argument? Haven't we had enough of our fair share of misguided business, political and religious leaders provide a large enough pool of miscreants to make us all uncomfortable with the role models our society has created? This argument that "one can understand the confusion" that somehow cheating on an exam should be written off as postmodern learning is not "food for thought" as Michelle portrays it, this is our corrupt view of the lowest level that our standards have ever achieved. Business Week should know better! I was absolutely amazed to read the commentary in Business Week, May 14, 2007 p. 42 from Michelle Conlin on the Cheating scandal at Duke’s Business School. Can there really be a question here of whether these graduate business students, who in complete disregard of all ethical and statutory standards of this prestigious business school, did something WRONG by collaborating (CHEATING) on a take home exam?

I too am a fan of open source, collaboration and the idea that capturing the participation of customers and employees is required in this new 21st century competitive environment. But to write off this cheating scandal based upon the “mixed signals” society is giving to these students, is tantamount to explaining away Enron’s criminal activities as just doing what everyone else was doing. The idea that email, instant messaging, and the iPod has somehow created a society in which cheating is de rigueur is just plain misguided! Michelle, if you don’t believe that these students thought they were doing something wrong, then I suggest you think again!

How can a publication like Business Week publish such garbage and even allow the thought that this behavior should be condoned as a plausible argument? Haven’t we had enough of our fair share of misguided business, political and religious leaders provide a large enough pool of miscreants to make us all uncomfortable with the role models our society has created?

This argument that “one can understand the confusion” that somehow cheating on an exam should be written off as postmodern learning is not “food for thought” as Michelle portrays it, this is our corrupt view of the lowest level that our standards have ever achieved. Business Week should know better!

]]> By: mike http://www.businesspundit.com/the-business-ethics-of-web-20-does-collaboration-and-open-source-blur-the-line-of-what-it-means-to-cheat/comment-page-1/#comment-2239 mike Sun, 06 May 2007 23:01:56 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3158#comment-2239 Okay, does this now prove that Duke is an institution in need of dissolution? I know that sounds ridiculous, but when you pair this with the Rape Case debacle, please let someone come forward and tell us why the campus shouldn't be closed except that they've extorted a lot of money from existing students' parents to go there. Duke stands for nothing except Coach K. The community hates it. Apparently (based on the piling on by professors in the days following the lacrosse incident) the faculty hates the institution. I think the Board of Regents should tell all of these miscreants "Since we don't seem to stand for anything, we're putting the real estate up for competitive bids, and you will all need to look for alternative living arrangements." I'm guessing that will stire some real conversations. Mike Okay, does this now prove that Duke is an institution in need of dissolution? I know that sounds ridiculous, but when you pair this with the Rape Case debacle, please let someone come forward and tell us why the campus shouldn’t be closed except that they’ve extorted a lot of money from existing students’ parents to go there.

Duke stands for nothing except Coach K. The community hates it. Apparently (based on the piling on by professors in the days following the lacrosse incident) the faculty hates the institution.

I think the Board of Regents should tell all of these miscreants “Since we don’t seem to stand for anything, we’re putting the real estate up for competitive bids, and you will all need to look for alternative living arrangements.” I’m guessing that will stire some real conversations.

Mike

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