What, if anything, is Hurwitz the older concert promoter compromising to get ahead?
Is there an ethical objection that could be raised here? If so, what? If not, why not?
In his youth, Seth Hurwitz, the owner of the It's My Party (I.M.P.) company, felt that cultivating a sensitive appreciation for the rich variety of music was paramount. To get ahead in his career, however, he learned that it was sometimes, or even often, necessary to compromise those values. Indeed, every time he refuses to hire a band who has talent and potential solely on the basis that they do not yet draw enough customers and their money into the club, he is compromising his own love of music purely for financial reasons.
Furthermore, if he refuses bands, his customers…show more content… Even if the station executives liked Hurwitz' record choices, they were economically unfeasible because the marketplace, made up of their listeners, did not approve. Thus, something had to change for the business, which could have alternatively been to instruct Hurwitz what to play instead, while keeping his job. The choice was made, however, to simply remove his show and therefore, his job. Ultimately, consumer pressure required the station to remove Hurwitz' show from the air, so business in this case is indeed self-regulating.
Is there an ethical side to this, or is it just the way money works?…show more content… Although he may feel it necessary to reject bands that he thinks will not generate profit at all, overall this is necessary as the club needs funds to operate and additionally, to remain competitive with new popular clubs in the area. That is, if Hurwitz was giving discounts to bands to help them succeed, it may be at the cost of putting his own company at risk. As well, the possible loss of the club from loss of income would both disappoint and hurt his customers. That is, if he went out of business, he would no longer be able to share his love of music with others, and new bands who no longer received the exposure may never have the chance to become
