Relationship between Organizational Justice and Counterproductive Work Behaviors

Abstract

Objective – This study examined the mediating role of job satisfaction (JS) on the relationship of distributive justice (DJ), procedural justice (PJ) and interactional justice (IJ) to counterproductive work behavior (CWB). Methodology/Technique – The respondents of this study were a total of 110 employees of service companies in Indonesia. The data used were primary data collected through questionnaires and processed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis. Findings – The results of this research showed that DJ, PJ, and IJ have a positive and significant relationship with JS. DJ has a positive but insignificant relationship with CWB. However, PJ has a negative but significant relationship with CWB. Meanwhile IJ and JS haves an insignificant negative relationship with CWB. JS insignificantly mediates the relationship between organizational justice (OJ) and CWB. Originality/value - This study provides empirical support for the relationship between DJ, PJ, and IJ on JS and CWB. This study also provides evidence regarding the relationship between direct OJ and JS with counterproductive work behavior. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: J60, J61, J69. Keywords: organizational justice, job satisfaction, counterproductive work behaviors. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Komari, N; Sulistiowati. (2020). Relationship between Organizational Justice and Counterproductive Work Behaviors, J. Mgt. Mkt. Review, 5(4) 206 – 212. https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2020.5.4(2)