Seth Hurwitz Case Study

What, if anything, is Hurwitz the older concert promoter compromising to get ahead? Is there an ethical objection what could be raised here? If so, what? If not, why not?
I do not believe Seth Hurwitz is ethically compromising anything to get ahead. It seems to me his values adjusted once he learned that playing his favorite music for an audience didn’t result in achieving his goals. His preconventional behavior is now focused on running a profitable business, he does that by not doing favors for people, or booking overpriced entertainment. He also searches for entertainment his clients are interested, rather than his favorite bands. His actions may be out of the ordinary for the industry, and that may be where the question of ethics comes in. Booking bands that people want to see at a reasonable price, seems like the opposite of unethical to me.
The other ethical objection that could be raised here would be calling his company I.M.P. (It’s My Party), when he is hardly at his club and doesn’t book music he personally enjoys. I don’t believe the name of his company necessarily misleading its customers, as it can be interpreted is different ways. He could have chosen the name because he wants each of his customers feel as if they are at their own party.

When Hurwitz was a deejay, he played records that led people to change the station. Then the station changed him. Is this an example of business regulating itself? Is there an ethical side to this, or is it just the way money works? Explain.
This is an example of a business regulating itself.
After Hurwitz was fired from the radio station he learned that being successful was more important to him than playing the music he loved. Now he runs his business in the most profitable way he can find, and in some ways, it may be more ethical than many other entertainment venues. For example, he does not overpay bands to play at his club, as some may see that as bribery. He is very transparent is his business practices, and open about his business goals being to make a profit.
Understanding our personal preferences are different from everyone else’s is an important lesson I believe Hurwitz learned after getting fired from the radio station. He can still listen to the music he is passionate about on his free time, while running a successful business that provides a good time for others. This can be confirmed from the quote found at the beginning of the article; “That’s what it’s all about, the way the people feel. It’s not about the sellout performances and the caliber of the bands who appear here. It’s about the people who buy tickets, having a good time” (Hurwitz,
2009)

From the information given, would you judge that Hurwitz is successful in business? Why or why not?
From the information given, I would agree Hurwitz is successful in business. He may not be doing what he wanted to in high school, but most of us can say the same. He has come a long way since his days as a deejay, he is running a profitable business and based on the quotes from the article, he is doing it on his own terms.

Are all these questions part of institutional business ethics or personal business ethics? Explain.
I believe these questions are considered institutional business ethics. They are generalized questions that could be asked about any business, for example, if the name of a company is misleading its customers. There is nothing in the article that he is personally doing anything unethical, just some things different than other companies.