February 2022
Technical Note
HBS Case Collection

Ethical Analysis: Fairness

Format:Print
| Language:English
| Pages:2

Abstract

Concerns about fairness can arise across a wide range of contexts. They include the treatment of others, how much things cost, how much workers are paid, the outcome of a decision, and how we assign benefits and burdens across individuals. What counts as fair in a given situation can be a matter of debate. As an aid in managerial decision-making, this note outlines three basic categories of fairness: legitimate expectations, procedural fairness, and distributive fairness.