GRE北美范文：领导者成功之路上道德是否重要
<p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>.</p><p> <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>--<span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fraught">fraught</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span>, <span word="morality">morality</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>: <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="political">political</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span>-<span word="spiritual">spiritual</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="realm">realm</span>, <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="achieves">achieves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="maximization">maximization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prevailing">prevailing</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="maximizing">maximizing</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="fulfills">fulfills</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="detractors">detractors</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="intentional">intentional</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>--<span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="detractors">detractors</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="further">further</span>--<span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="affirmative">affirmative</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>, <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="societys">societys</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p> <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="depends">depends</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="observation">observation</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="activists">activists</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="maximize">maximize</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimize">minimize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="accords">accords</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span>.</p>
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