Organizations and Unfairness

Unfairness lies in treating people in a way that they “do not deserve”. Fairness is an interesting challenge when working in different cultures in that local understandings of fairness differ. Every society has clear notions of what is fair and unfair. Every society has rules and norms that everyone understands as fair (and unfair). Breaking those rules demonstrates disrespect both for people and for their society.

Organizations and Unfairness

Organization policies and procedures can emphasize that the organization itself feels that some people are worth more than others. Security and evacuation policies show differences between local and expatriate staff. In some cases, evacuation policies make no mention of local staff at all, assuming they can survive.

Organizations can treat the distribution of scarce resources too casually for people in communities. Rather than have enough to go around, organizations can just distribute goods until they are gone, leaving some people without (and often having stood in line for hours to come away with nothing).

An organization in Iraq went to a neighborhood of one city to distribute goods. They were surprised by how many people showed up. They became frightened. They just threw the goods off the trucks and fled.

Previous Page Unfairness through Ignoring the Rules
Next Page Fairness through Recognizing Value

Related Topics
Unfairness through demonstrating Different Value for Different Lives
Organizations and Fairness
Positive Patterns of Behavior based in Fairness
Using Fairness

75 Comments

  1. There are some attention-grabbing closing dates in this article but I don’t know if I see all of them center to heart. There may be some validity but I will take maintain opinion till I look into it further. Good article , thanks and we would like more! Added to FeedBurner as effectively

  2. Appreciating the commitment you put into your website and in depth information you provide. It’s nice to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same old rehashed material. Great read! I’ve bookmarked your site and I’m adding your RSS feeds to my Google account.

  3. Hi there! This post could not be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my previous room mate! He always kept chatting about this. I will forward this article to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Many thanks for sharing!

  4. My brother suggested I might like this web site. He was totally right. This post actually made my day. You cann’t imagine simply how much time I had spent for this information! Thanks!

  5. Hi there! I’m at work browsing your blog from my new iphone! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the superb work!

  6. I’m not sure why but this weblog is loading very slow for me. Is anyone else having this problem or is it a issue on my end? I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.

  7. I am very happy to read this. This is the kind of manual that needs to be given and not the random misinformation that’s at the other blogs. Appreciate your sharing this best doc.

  8. Very interesting info !Perfect just what I was looking for! “If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters.” by Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.

  9. This design is incredible! You obviously know how to keep a reader amused. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Excellent job. I really loved what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!

  10. Hi, Neat post. There’s a problem together with your web site in internet explorer, could check this?K IE still is the market chief and a big component to other people will leave out your excellent writing because of this problem.

  11. Greetings from Idaho! I’m bored at work so I decided to browse your website on my iphone during lunch break. I really like the information you provide here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home. I’m shocked at how quick your blog loaded on my phone .. I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyways, fantastic blog!

  12. Howdy! I could have sworn I’ve been to this site before but after reading through some of the post I realized it’s new to me. Anyhow, I’m definitely happy I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking back frequently!

  13. of course like your web-site however you have to check the spelling on several of your posts. Several of them are rife with spelling problems and I to find it very troublesome to tell the truth then again I will certainly come back again.

  14. Hi my friend! I wish to say that this article is awesome, great written and come with approximately all important infos. I would like to peer extra posts like this.

  15. Can I just say what a relief to find someone who actually knows what theyre talking about on the internet. You definitely know how to bring an issue to light and make it important. More people need to read this and understand this side of the story. I cant believe youre not more popular because you definitely have the gift.

  16. I’m really enjoying the design and layout of your site. It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire out a designer to create your theme? Outstanding work!

  17. Hmm it looks like your blog ate my first comment (it was super long) so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I had written and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog. I too am an aspiring blog blogger but I’m still new to the whole thing. Do you have any points for novice blog writers? I’d certainly appreciate it.

  18. you are really a good webmaster. The website loading speed is incredible. It seems that you’re doing any unique trick. Furthermore, The contents are masterwork. you have done a excellent job on this topic!

  19. We are a bunch of volunteers and starting a new scheme in our community. Your web site offered us with helpful information to paintings on. You have done an impressive activity and our whole neighborhood might be grateful to you.

  20. Hi, I think your site might be having browser compatibility issues. When I look at your website in Safari, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other then that, fantastic blog!

  21. Thank you for sharing superb informations. Your web site is so cool. I’m impressed by the details that you’ve on this website. It reveals how nicely you understand this subject. Bookmarked this website page, will come back for extra articles. You, my pal, ROCK! I found just the info I already searched all over the place and simply could not come across. What a great site.

  22. When I initially commented I clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now each time a remark is added I get four emails with the identical comment. Is there any manner you may remove me from that service? Thanks!

  23. Hi my friend! I wish to say that this article is awesome, nice written and include approximately all vital infos. I would like to see more posts like this.

  24. The next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I mean, I know it was my choice to read, but I actually thought youd have something interesting to say. All I hear is a bunch of whining about something that you could fix if you werent too busy looking for attention.

  25. Thanks for another informative blog. Where else could I get that kind of information written in such a perfect way? I’ve a project that I’m just now working on, and I have been on the look out for such info.

  26. I?¦ve read a few just right stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I surprise how so much attempt you place to make this sort of fantastic informative web site.

  27. I like this weblog very much, Its a really nice place to read and get information. “Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

  28. Appreciating the persistence you put into your blog and detailed information you present. It’s awesome to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same outdated rehashed information. Fantastic read! I’ve saved your site and I’m including your RSS feeds to my Google account.

  29. Thank you, I have recently been searching for information approximately this subject for ages and yours is the best I’ve came upon so far. But, what about the bottom line? Are you positive concerning the source?

  30. Simply want to say your article is as astonishing. The clarity in your post is just nice and i could assume you are an expert on this subject. Well with your permission allow me to grab your feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please continue the rewarding work.

  31. Thank you for every other great article. Where else may just anyone get that type of info in such an ideal manner of writing? I have a presentation subsequent week, and I’m at the search for such information.

  32. Hi there just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The words in your content seem to be running off the screen in Ie. I’m not sure if this is a formatting issue or something to do with browser compatibility but I thought I’d post to let you know. The layout look great though! Hope you get the issue resolved soon. Thanks

Leave a Reply

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>