Thinking big and taking control of most of the space on the board is the key to win the GO game. The game rightly typifies the Chinese strategy of taking control of most of the market segment across the world. Unlike, GO that requires a broad long-term thinking, Chess concentrates on a single point. In other words, Chess teaches the importance of short-term alternative thinking skills. Also, the game of GO has the advantage of flexible thinking; flexibility is always advantageous for a world player like China that believes in understanding the local situations before exploring new opportunities. The simple rules of GO helps anyone to try the game (What is GO, 2016). The Westerners, influenced by the strategies of Chess, are driven by the need to kill a competitor for their own survival in the short run. Chinese business thinking, though flexible and focused on the long-term must be therefore careful in countering the killing Western partners with their creative strategies.
Yes, in line with the principles of the GO game, reaching out to the maximum customers is the ultimate objective of the Chinese manufacturers. Chinese firms also believe in reaching out to the ordinary through product and job offerings (Kynge, 2007). No wonder, both Chess and GO improve one’s strategic thinking and decision making skills. However, GO, the Chinese classic game, gives the advantage of creative last minute thinking rather than giving in to a dominant opponent’s killing strategies. If the Western companies are interested in forcibly conquering the market by killing their competitors, the Chinese companies believe in offering their customers new choices by providing products at affordable prices. GO game teaches the Chinese to slowly win the customers unlike the Westernenrs. Obviously, the GO game teaches the Chinese many alternatives to reach out to the customers than Chess teaches the Westerners.
More importantly, the trolley problem teaches the importance of taking the right decision at the right time (Minsky and Peters, 2015). Secondly, many a time a decision may sound inefficient and harmful at the beginning or in the short run; however, certain decisions could only be judged in the long-run. For instance, in the trolley problem, the individuals playing on the straight track represent law breakers because they know pretty well that the track is meant for the trolley to run on. They have to stay apart so that the trolley moves smoothly. If the government or an organization bows to such law-breakers, it would be very difficult to implement policies and procedures in the workplace. Besides, diverting the trolley on the other track to kill an innocent person would mean punishing someone for committing no mistake. This would discourage people who obey the law of the land. Therefore, effective decisions in business or governance should send a strong message that breaking laws is always unacceptable.
Individuals or business organizations should face the consequences of their actions. For instance, an individual law breaker would be taken care of by the law whereas a company that practices unethical means of business would be wiped away from the market in due course. Rather than viewing the trolley problem from the perspective of who will die and who will live, it would be worthwhile to see who is obeying the law and who is not. This would help the administrator to take the right decision so that law of the land or the business ethics ultimately wins. A society like the Chinese that values tradition is always driven by the need to take ethical decisions be it in business or running the government (Davis, 2013).
References
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Kynge, J. (2007). China Shakes the World: A Titan’s Rise and Troubled Future and the Challenge for America. New York: Mariner books.
Minsky, L., and Peters, J.T. (2015). How You Make Decisions Is as Important as What You Decide. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org /2015/04/how-you-make-decisions-is-as-important-as-what-you-decide
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