Manjunath forever...

The recent murder of Manjunath, the IIM L graduate working at IOC, has shaken up the mba community. Reminiscent of the time when another individual decided to take on the system met a similar fate, Satyendra Dubey, it just goes to show the price one has to pay for doing one's job. Ethics and values seem to have eroded to such a large extent that it is a wonder how we can even exist in such conditions.What example is society setting for the future generations? I hope the fire will not die down, till the perpetrators has been punished. But even then, this movement should be taken forward by his peers and everyone who felt affected by this unfortunate incident. Individuals may not be able to effectively tackle the corruption in society but collectively, I'm sure we can do something.
Values and ethics are going downhill. The price to pay is too high. But the standards set by Manjunath are high, and maintaining the bar won't be easy. What would anyone of us have done the same thing? I can't honestly say whether I know. Most of us would have probably run away instead of sticking around to tackle the issue.
I hope this awakens people to the other side of MBA. Usually the only side that gets all the publicity is about the high salaries and plush jobs. This just goes to show that there's a lot more at stake. As management students, we are taught to stand up for our values and to maintain ethical practices despite pressure. How many management graduates actually do? There will be a vast number who do stand up against injustice and malpractices and an equally large number who probably just turn the other way. I hope there will be more people willing to emulate Manjuanth, for the sake of the society which needs them to fight.
On another front,term 1came to a close. Term 1 sure flew bye. Had end term exams for two subjects- marketing and organisational behaviour. There are two assignments on Environment for Business, still pending. The assignment on QM-1 was a disaster for sure, I don't know how its going to be rated. I actually feel quite guilty for not doing more justice to that paper, I could have done better, but then that's the feeling I get after any exam!! Just to review the first term of my MBA, I am now supposed to know the basics of marketing, how people behave the way do in an organisation (OB), the background of what the Indian society is all about, something in probability and of course accounting. How much of all this so I really know and how much can I apply in a job remains to seen. In fact I have just completed a crash course in the basic elements of an organisation!!
Term 2 startedyesterday. This term we'll be seeing a few new faculty faces, but majority will be continuing from where they left off last term. I'm not exactly looking forward to Operations Mangement being terminally terrified of quants, but the prof. is great. So I'm hoping that things won't be as bad as the engineers make it to be.