A Study of Workplace Justice Differences During Times of Change: It's Not All About Me

Jeremy B. Bernerth; H. Jack Walker; Frank Walter; Robert R. Hirschfeld

doi:10.1177/0021886311404929

A Study of Workplace Justice Differences During Times of Change: It's Not All About Me

Jeremy B. Bernerth^*, H. Jack Walker, Frank Walter, Robert R. Hirschfeld

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Organisational Behaviour

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Abstract

The authors used social comparison theory in conjunction with fairness theory to investigate the impact of differences between personal and third-party perceptions of change justice on commitment to the change and turnover intentions. Results involving data from manufacturing employees, who had recently undergone a sweeping organizational change, indicated that differences in perceived fairness for oneself versus others were negatively related to change commitment but positively related to emotional exhaustion. In addition, results indicated that emotional exhaustion mediated the relationship between justice differences and the important outcomes of change commitment and turnover intentions. Implications for organizations and future research are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	336-359
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886311404929
Publication status	Published - Sept-2011

Keywords

change
justice
social comparisons
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WORK BEHAVIORS
LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE
ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE
EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION
PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL-EXCHANGE
RELATIONAL DEMOGRAPHY
EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT
FAIRNESS JUDGMENTS
PERCEIVED FAIRNESS

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