GS4 · UPSC Mains

After going into some details, he realized that the sales team of his company was indulging in malpractices to lure poor parents to buy courses for their children. He informed this to the head of his department but the head did not seem concerned. Some of his colleagues informed him that this is a normal practice in the ed-tech industry to achieve sales targets. Further, he was also informed that due to the recent funding crunch in start-ups, the company is under severe pressure to show profits, else there will be mass layoffs. (a) Identify the ethical issues associated with the case above. (b) Under the given conditions, what are the options available to Raj? (c) Critically evaluate each of these options. (d) What course of action should Raj adopt? Justify with valid reasons.

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GS4 · Case studies on the above issues

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VIPIN DUBEY—VisionIASp.41
Ishwar Lal Gurjar—VisionIASp.41
Arpit Kumar—VisionIASp.41
SHIVAM AGARWAL—VisionIASp.40
Saurabh Sharma—Visionp.41
Bhanu Pratap Singh—VisionIASp.40

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