What’s the Value?
What is value? According to Dictionary.com (2006), values are “the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard” (para. 10). What does this mean to me? What are my values? How do I view and respond to ethical decisions? These are all questions that humans confront at some point in life in order to decide what is right and wrong and what course of action to take when making a decision involving ethics.
What Do I Value?
Uprightness, integrity, and virtues such as honor, justice, and benevolence are all qualities that I value (The Williams Institute, 2006). How does this apply to me? I value other characteristics in a person like loyalty, honesty, and wisdom. But sometimes these values can collide. When is it ethical to lie for the sake of justice? I might be loyal to my employer but can a sense of honor draw the line on how far I will go for my company? Those kinds of ethical decisions are difficult to make and are based solely on the situation but they are examples of decisions that I will have to confront at some point in my life.
What I value the most is that a person does the best they can to do good. If that good means helping thousands that is a good thing to do. If that good means helping one person on the streets then I see no difference. I believe that human beings have the responsibility to try to do “good” for ourselves and for those around us.
The Value of Kudler
After examining the Kudler Fine Foods organization, the values that I see them express are quality, respect, benevolence and honesty. Two out of the four I see in Kudler are the same aspects I value. I believe that some level of “good” is achieved when Kudler donates foods that are still in good condition to local food shelters. One of my beliefs is that whenever possible, helping the poor is a “good” thing to do.
Kudler seems to value quality and respect. Kudler wishes to earn the...