Equality of opportunity and equality of outcome - these are the two typical words that we often hear among common public or in any political discourse. Some think these two concepts are quite controversial topics and literally has nothing to do with one another while others feel they are inter related such that it is hard to understand the terms without considering the other.

1. Is it possible to have
equality of outcome at the workplace?
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2. Equality of opportunity and equality of outcome - these are the two typical
words that we often hear among common public or in any political discourse.
Some think these two concepts are quite controversial topics and literally has
nothing to do with one another while others feel they are inter related such
that it is hard to understand the terms without considering the other. Well,
we don't want to bring these two concepts in political arguments, but if we
refer them at a typical workplace, opportunity refers to the chance that
people have to capture in various positions whereas outcome or result
entirely depends on the talent and hard work. Basically, we all agree on the
fact that people should be given fair and equal opportunity to compete and
show their skill & excellence within the framework of same set of rules. The
outcome strictly depends on the person's potential how well he/she utilizes
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3. this opportunity and moves towards achieving higher goals.
Fairness of equality of opportunity & outcome
The concept of fairness is quite tricky as what seems to be fair to one person
is unfair to the other. Despite the social and economic disparities, people
should be given fair and equal chance to compete for opportunities so that
they can reach their goals and improve their lives. Sometimes, even this
approach is criticized and being taken as advantage by few walks of society
because they want to enjoy equal opportunities effortlessly without
participating in open and fair competition. Generally, organizations create
opportunities for all based on the individual abilities, but the outcome purely
depends on how good the employee responds to organizational needs. Many
employees feel very distressed expecting equality of outcome, when they
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4. compare themselves with other colleagues of the same job role, thinking that
company is very unfair towards them. It is very important to understand that
law of equal outcomes will be applicable only for equal actions. Only if you
are evenly working with your colleague, generating equal output and equal
economic value then you are eligible for appealing equality of outcome.
The idea of equal outcome deprives the organizations
If we look at some countries that are highly influenced by socialism and
communism, the ultimate result is that talent and skill will not have
significant recognition. Their concept depends on the fact that – if we cannot
all be equally rich, then we must all be poor. Then people that are highly
talented will really lose interest in working on innovative things if they have
equal outcomes same as the ordinary individuals. Will a person with IIT
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5. caliber be interested to work with same enthusiasm if he gets the same salary
as an ordinary graduate? Guess not. Hence the concept of equality of
outcome will not only deprive the organizations from moving forward but
create laziness among individuals, as people feel no more competent to work
for higher benefits.
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6. caliber be interested to work with same enthusiasm if he gets the same salary
as an ordinary graduate? Guess not. Hence the concept of equality of
outcome will not only deprive the organizations from moving forward but
create laziness among individuals, as people feel no more competent to work
for higher benefits.
Hyderabad-india-online.com (HIOC) is a website about Hyderabad city in
India that publishes information, updates, tips, and practical insights on
Hyderabad markets, real estate, maps etc. The Hyderabad Info section and
business limelight series of HIOC are popular. Some content published in this
website is in collaboration with Marvist Digital Marketing.
Thank you for spending your precious time in reading this article.
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