organisational
justice
justice
"Justice, sir, is the greatest interest of man on earth."
- Daniel Webster
Justice (or fairness) refers to the idea that
an action or decision is morally right.
organisational justice
what is it ?
Personal evaluation about ethical and moral
standing of managerial standards
organisational justice
evolution
Adam's Equity theory of Motivation
(1963, 1965)
Judgement of equity are derived from comparisons between one's self and others based on
inputs & outcomes
INPUT
Refers to what a person perceives to contribute
eg: knowledge and effort
eg: knowledge and effort
OUTCOMES
What an individual perceives to get out of an exchange relationship
eg: pay and recognition
Types
procedural justice
Appropriateness of allocation process
Consistency | Lack of Bias | Accuracy | Correction | Ethics
The Fair Process effect
distributive justice
Appropriateness of outcome
Equity | Equality | Need
interactional justice
Appropriateness of treatment from authority
Interpersonal | Informational
WHY JUSTICE
MATTERS TO PEOPLE
LONG RANGE BENEFITS
People are often motivated by economic and quasi-economic interests
SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Just treatment tells us that we are respected and esteemed by the larger group
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
When individuals witness an event they believe is ethically inappropriate, they are likely to take considerable risks in the hopes of extracting retribution
ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE
PERCEPTIONS
EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
The opportunity to participate in decision making improves an individual’s perceptions of procedural justice, even when the decision is unfavorable to the individual
(Bies & Shapiro, 1988)
leadership
In just environment, decisions taken by leaders
reflect fair treatment of people.
(B. Charles Tatum, 2003)
communication
It is important that information provided be accurate, timely and helpful to impact perceptions of justice.
(Schweiger & Denisi, 1991)
justice climate
Researches show members learn justice evaluation from other team members.
(Roberson & Colquitt, 2005)
organizational justice
outcomes
trust on supervisor
A positive relationship between an employee and supervisor can lead to trust in the organization
(Hubbell & Chory-Assad, 2005)
performance
Improving justice perceptions improves
productivity and performance.
(Karriker & Williams, 2009)
job satisfaction
It was found to be positively associated
with overall perceptions of organizational justice.
(Cohen- Charash & Spector, 2001)
organisational citizenship behavior
Actions that employee takes to support the organization
that go above and beyond the scope of their job description.
(Karriker & Williams, 2009)
counterproductive work behavior
Increased judgments of procedural injustice, for instance
can lead to employee unwillingness to comply
with an organization's rules.
(Cohen- Chatash & Spector, 2001)
absenteeism & withdrawal
Failure to receive a promotion is an example of a situation in which feeling of injustice may result in an employee being absent from work without reason.
(Johns,2001)
emotional exhaustion
As perceptions of justice increase
employee health increases.
(Liljegren & Ekberg, 2009)
Copy of Organizational Justice
By surajkumarsau
