Influence of role and gender on the use of distributive versus procedural justice principles.
Differences in perceptions of fairness may result from differential emphasis on distributive and procedural justice. The author found that organizational role and gender influenced the extent to which distributive and procedural justice principles were used when participants allocated and evaluated pay raises. When participants took the role of a supervisor, they were more likely to use procedural justice principles; when they took the role of a subordinate, they were more likely to use distributive justice principles. Also, men were more likely to use distributive justice than procedural justice principles when allocating and evaluating raises. These findings suggest that organizations should become aware of individual and role-based differences in emphasis on justice-related factors that could potentially lead to perceptions of unfairness.
Tata
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School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Jtata@wpo.it.luc.edu
D000328:Adult; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012380:Role; D012935:Social Justice