Citation:
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Analyst's Dilemma (A) & (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 394-148, February 1994. (Revised March 2019.) View Details
Background Note HBS Case Collection May 1990 (Revised April 1991) Dirty Hands |
Abstract
A one-paragraph excerpt from a play by Jean-Paul Sartre. Describes in the words of one character, the ethical problem of "dirty hands": the problem that doing the morally superior thing in some circumstances inevitably involves doing some things that are morally wrong. This excerpt is for use as a supplement to cases in which the "dirty hands" problem arises.
Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Management; Problems and Challenges; Personal Characteristics; Value;
Citation:
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Dirty Hands." Harvard Business School Background Note 390-213, May 1990. (Revised April 1991.)