We live in a world where knowledge and ideas are
valued, and further than that, we take pride in originality. Therefore, it is
unethical for any company to adopt a proposal’s recommendation without hiring
the firm that submitted the proposal itself. Taking an idea without hiring the
firm who came up with the idea in the first place is rather similar to
plagiarism.
In “The Concept of Plagiarism,” Farqad Hamdan defines
plagiarism as well as the types of plagiarism, and the legal issues that it
encompasses. “To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as
one’s own” is unethical in all forms (Hamdan 302). If the company chooses to
adopt the formal proposal without hiring the actual firm who created this proposal,
is a form of “idea stealing,” which could result in a lot of legal and ethical issues.
People don’t spend so much time and put in so much effort to deliver work for
free; there is always a purpose, or some sort of benefit that the creator looks
for. Taking ideas without crediting creates negative relationships, and the
word could spread to other companies and eventually ruin this company’s
reputation.
When this firm finds out that their idea was used
without their consent, or acknowledgement, they could certainly take legal
actions. Even if this firm does not take legal actions, this company will be
known as idea stealers, people who do not value professionalism, nor do they
respect the exchanges of ideas. These are the company’s that our world does not
respect, value, or need.
Works
Cited
Hamdan,
Farqad B. "The Concept Of Plagiarism." Iraqi Journal Of Medical
Sciences 10.4 (2012): 302-305. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14
June 2015.
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