Dimensions Of Justice Research Articles

The effect of self-scheduling on organizational justice and work attitudes through leader-member exchange: A cross-sectional study using propensity scores

BackgroundNurses have a very stressful and demanding job, which probably affects their health and well-being. This has resulted in a search for an optimal nurse schedule. Self-scheduling is one method to enhance flexibility and give more control to the employee. Literature on self-scheduling is scarce and mainly focused on the implementation process. So far, little is known about the long-term effects of self-scheduling. ObjectiveThe comparison of effects of self-scheduling versus fixed scheduling on three dimensions of organizational justice (distributive, procedural, interactional justice) and three work attitudes (job satisfaction, affective commitment, global empowerment). This total effect is decomposed into direct and indirect effects via hypothesised mediators (leader-member exchange and organizational justice). DesignA cross-sectional multisite-matched study. SettingA questionnaire was distributed to nurses and nurse assistants of twelve nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium). Six matched pairs of nursing homes were formed, each containing a nursing home that uses self-scheduling (for at least one year) and one that uses fixed scheduling. ParticipantsThe study sample included 308 nurses and nurse assistants, of which 160 surveys were from nursing homes using fixed scheduling, versus 148 surveys from nursing homes using self-scheduling. MethodsUsing a double robust fixed effects regression model adjusted for the propensity score, the total effect of self-scheduling compared to fixed scheduling was analysed on the proposed outcomes. Subsequently, a (multiple) mediation analysis was performed. ResultsIf all people would have used self-scheduling instead of fixed scheduling, on average a significant decrease in the mean procedural justice score (estimated mean difference = -0.20, 95% CI -0.36 to -0.05) would be found. There is a significant negative direct effect (estimated mean difference = -0.12, 95% CI -0.21 to -0.03) and indirect effect via the mediator leader-member-exchange (estimated mean difference = -0.08, 95% CI -0.15 to -0.01) on procedural justice. In addition, significant negative indirect effects of self-scheduling were found via the mediator leader-member exchange on all the investigated outcomes. ConclusionDrawing up the work schedule is perceived as less fair in the case of self-scheduling. Furthermore, self-scheduling has a negative indirect effect on several work attitudes as a result of the changed relationship between the head nurse and the employees. The increase in task variety and decision-making autonomy for the employees and the altered leadership role of the head nurse can have a major impact on the dynamics of the entire team.

Engineering student perceptions of social justice in a feedback control systems course

AbstractBackgroundAlthough engineering practice occurs in social contexts, such contexts often remain obscure in engineering education. Since engineering sciences courses are crucial in shaping engineering students' knowledge and conceptions of problem‐solving in engineering, students in both an augmented and a traditional section of a feedback control systems course were interviewed to explore perceptions of the social justice dimensions of engineering.PurposeThis study sought to understand student perceptions of social justice in the context of control systems courses.Design/MethodThis study used a qualitative, case study methodology. Inductive analysis was used to analyze focus groups and interviews conducted over 3 years.FindingsThrough inductive analysis, we identified three primary interrelated domains: (1) varied descriptions of social justice emerged, (2) diverse perceptions surfaced on how the social and technical dimensions of engineering problems interrelate, and (3) students' conceptions of engineers yielded insight into their perspectives on social justice.ConclusionsThat students did not vary substantively in perceptions of social justice across course sections suggests that prior knowledge of social justice shaped student perceptions. The findings also indicate that what students value shapes what they are learning and that student perceptions were informed by students' understanding of ethics and of engineering ideologies. These findings imply a need for distributed curricular integration of social justice concepts and for presenting social justice in the context of engineering problem‐solving. Such presentation could reinforce sociotechnical considerations inherent in engineering practice, clearly rendering visible inherent social justice considerations in engineering problems.

THE EFFECT OF PERCEIVED ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT ORGANISATIONAL CYNICISM AND JOB SATISFACTION: TRB1 REGION SAMPLE

Araştırmada zincir market çalışanlarının örgütsel adalet algılarının, örgütsel bağlılık, örgütsel sinizm ve iş tatmin düzeyleri üzerinde herhangi bir etkiye sahip olup olmadığı irdelenmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri TRB1 bölgesinde faaliyette bulunan ulusal zincir marketlerde çalışan 502 kişiden kolayda örneklem yöntemiyle anket formu uygulanmakla elde edilmiştir. Anket formundan elde edilen veriler SPSS Paket Programı aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada örgütsel adalet algısı, “dağıtımsal, işlemsel ve etkileşimsel” boyutlarında, örgütsel bağlılık düzeyi, “duygusal, devam ve normatif” boyutlarında, örgütsel sinizm düzeyi, “bilişsel, duyuşsal ve davranışsal” boyutlarında ve iş tatmin düzeyi ise “içsel ve dışsal” boyutlarında incelenmiştir. 
 Analiz sonucunda dağıtımsal adalet boyutunun, duygusal bağlılık, devam bağlılığı, normatif bağlılık, içsel tatmin ve dışsal tatmin boyutlarını pozitif yönlü ve anlamlı olarak etkilediği, bilişsel sinizm, duyuşsal sinizm ve davranışsal sinizm boyutlarını ise negatif yönlü ve anlamlı olarak etkilediği belirlenmiştir. İşlemsel adalet boyutunun, duygusal bağlılık, normatif bağlılık, içsel tatmin ve dışsal tatmin boyutlarını pozitif ve yönlü anlamlı olarak etkilediği, bilişsel sinizm, duyuşsal sinizm ve davranışsal sinizm boyutlarını ise negatif yönlü anlamlı olarak etkilediği ortaya çıkmıştır. Etkileşimsel adalet boyutunun, duygusal bağlılık, devam bağlılığı, normatif bağlılık, içsel tatmin ve dışsal tatmin boyutlarını pozitif yönlü anlamlı olarak etkilediği, duyuşsal sinizm boyutunu ise negatif yönlü anlamlı olarak etkilediği tespit edilmiştir.

Survey the Situation of Perceived Organizational Justice in the Iranian Health Care System; A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Perceived organizational justice is a concept used to describe job-related justice. Considering the role of perceived organizational justice in the healthcare system to increase the satisfaction, motivation, and efficiency in providing quality services, this study was conducted to investigate the situation of perceived organizational justice in the Iranian healthcare system through systematic review. Methods: In the present study, an electronic search was conducted on the Persian websites SID, Iranmedex, Medlib, civilica, Irandoc and English Web of science, Pubmed, Scopus, and Google scholar using the Persian and English keywords of ‘Justice, Equality, Equality, Organizational Justice, Perceived Justice, Health System, University of Medical Sciences, Health Centers, Hospitals. As a result, 520 articles were studied and evaluated step by step and 469 papers were removed after reading the title and abstract. Finally, the full text of 51 articles was reviewed. Finally, 30 articles that measured the average level of perceived organizational justice were selected and other articles were excluded due to lack of necessary criteria and irrelevance. To analyze the heterogeneity between the studies, the meta-analysis method was used using Stata 14 software and Q test and I2 index. Results: To study the status of perceived organizational justice in the health care system in a systematic and meta-analysis, all 30 studies were illegible. With regard to the dimensions of distributive, procedural, and interactive justice, 23 studies of 30 studies had the required conditions to enter the research. The total mean score of perceived organizational justice was obtained as 60.71 and the mean scores of 54.74, 58.52, and 62.41were calculated for dimensions of distributive, procedural, and interactive justice, respectively. Conclusion: The findings showed that the situation of perceived organizational justice in the Iranian health care system was favorable. The dimension of interactive justice, related to managers' behaviors and relationships with employees, was relatively more favorable than other dimensions of organizational justice. Moreover, the situation of perceived organizational justice and its dimensions in private hospitals was more favorable than other research environments, including public hospitals, staff units, and hospitals selected using the mixed method.

Law, Justice and Globalisation

Law and justice are inter-related and interconnected concepts. More often, the concept of justice is perceived from the lens of the administration of justice, where the state institutions are responsible for guaranteeing justice. Justice is an important virtue of all social institutions and significant part of law and justice system. Indeed, securing justice is the ultimate aim and purpose of the law. Justice as an individual virtue guides legal and moral theory and acts as the framework for ethical behaviour. The conception of justice is widely based on what is morally acceptable behaviour that conforms to the socially acceptable principles. Justice is an evolving idea that has the potential to produce harmony between different groups and communities in the society. Today, globalisation has transcended the world and integrated human beings and societies. It is in this context, it is pertinent to explore the relationship between law, justice and globalisation and analyse the role of law as a means to secure justice with the advent of globalisation.In this article, I will briefly explore four ideas centred on law, justice and globalisation. The first part will discuss the notion of justice and its interrelationship with law. The second part will analyse the different dimensions of justice. The theories of justice are explained in third part introducing John Rawls, Robert Nozick and Amartya Sen and preliminary reflections on globalisation by Santos, William Twining and Upendra Baxi. The last part will look at the ameliorative aspect of justice which is access to justice.

Fair project governance: An organisational justice approach to project governance

Project governance is traditionally associated with aspects such as directing, controlling or holding to account. However, the good governance principle of fairness has long been neglected. This paper investigates project governance through the theoretical lens of organisational justice, which is concerned with the perception of fairness in the working environment and theoretically introduces the concept of fair project governance. A single holistic case study provides in-depth insights into the lived experience of participants through a phenomenological analysis. Features of fairness in project governance which are aligned to the dimensions of organisational justice (interactions, distribution of resources and decision process) are identified and a four-step approach to implement and sustain fair project governance is developed: establishment, development, demonstration and reciprocation.

Organizational justice, psychological ownership and organizational embeddedness: a conservation of resources perspective

PurposeThis paper draws on the conservation of resources (COR) theory to understand how organizational embeddedness develops through psychological ownership and organizational justice. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of three dimensions of organizational justice on organizational embeddedness and psychological ownership and the effect of psychological ownership on organizational embeddedness. The mediating role of psychological ownership between organizational justice and organizational embeddedness was also examined.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 300 engineers in Pakistan's power sector using a three-wave quantitative survey. Partial least squares path modeling was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe results show that distributive and procedural justice results in the development of organizational embeddedness. Simultaneously, psychological ownership mediates the link between all three dimensions of organizational justice and organizational embeddedness.Practical implicationsBy highlighting the importance of organizational justice and psychological ownership, this study offers managers with two distinct strategies for enhancing their employees' organizational embeddedness.Originality/valueThere is a lack of research investigating the distinct effects of three dimensions of organizational justice on the three dimensions of organizational embeddedness. Further, research to investigate the intervening mechanisms that connect organizational justice and embeddedness is scarce. Finally, the COR theory has been utilized to explain how embeddedness works. However, it had not been utilized previously to understand the process through which embeddedness is accumulated. This study fills these gaps by examining the distinct effects of three dimensions of organizational justice on three dimensions of organizational embeddedness and examining these relationships' mediation through psychological ownership.

The concept of spatial justice and the European Union’s territorial cohesion

ABSTRACT Regional disparities and inequalities have been a key concern in the EU. This paper develops a concept of spatial justice to examine the European Union policy of territorial cohesion and its reforms. It identifies three key dimensions of spatial justice that distinguish it from social justice: spatiality, which draws attention to spatial aspects of justice; integration of distributive and procedural justice, which goes beyond this controversial dichotomy in social justice; and inclusion, which crosses the boundaries and addresses both inter-regional and intra-regional inequality. This concept of spatial justice is then used to analyse the EU's territorial cohesion approach, a turning point in cohesion policy focusing on spatial imbalances in an enlarged EU. Critical analysis of the seven treaties since 1951 and seven cohesion reports since 1996 shows that this spatial emphasis has been added to, rather than integrated with, social and economic cohesion. It moves from inter-regional redistribution to intra-regional development and from distributive to procedural concerns. Rather than integrating society and space, distributive and procedural justice, and inter-regional and intra-regional cohesion, it moves from one pole to the other. Therefore, its contribution to spatial justice has been limited, providing necessary but insufficient responses to spatial imbalances and social inequalities.

Justice (is not the same) for all: The role of relationship activity for post-recovery outcomes

Despite the widespread adoption of the justice framework in service recovery literature, research findings vary as to what dimension - distributive, interactional, procedural - is most important. This paper contributes to this debate by considering how an easily accessible variable like relationship activity (i.e., the frequency of visiting and purchasing from a company) moderates the impact of the justice dimensions on post-recovery customer outcomes. Findings show that distributive justice is the only dimension impacting word-of-mouth (WOM) and repurchase behavior for low- and medium-relationship-activity customer segments. For a high-relationship-activity segment, all justice dimensions have a positive and balanced impact on WOM and/or repurchase behavior. This research demonstrates the potential of a segmented approach for recovery, while also providing managers with valuable insights into how they can use readily available information to adapt their service recovery efforts.

Breach of trust and repair: the impact of salespersons words and actions on buyer trust

PurposeBuilding on prior trust repair research, this study aims to develop a more robust theoretical framework that describes trust repair strategies used by salespeople following a breach of trust.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve the aim of this paper, individual depth interviews with 18 professional salespeople, 4 sales executives and 7 purchasing agents were undertaken.FindingsThis paper examines the value of using trust repair strategies (e.g. restoration, regulation and verbal repair strategies) both in isolation and in conjunction. The results suggest that individual trust repair strategies operate through impacting different dimensions of justice, as justice provides a reliable indicator as to whether the salesperson can be trusted in the future. This paper also finds that combining multiple trust repair strategies can have an additive effect on trust.Originality/valueThis paper uses thematic analysis to inductively identify the effective trust repair strategies that are used by salespeople in actual exchange relationships while integrating these insights with the existing theoretical frameworks in the literature. It contributes to theory through creating a conceptual model explaining the breach of trust and trust repair process, introducing justice as a direct mediating mechanism between trust repair strategies and increased trust. The research also develops a new perspective on combining salesperson words and actions to repair trust. It also provides a managerial contribution through introducing an optimized approach to trust repair in buyer-seller relationships.

TasminBradleyGlobal Perspectives on Violence against Women and GirlsZed Books, 2020, 208 p., £65.00

TasminBradleyGlobal Perspectives on Violence against Women and GirlsZed Books, 2020, 208 p., £65.00

Justice and strain-based conflict among Chinese prison staff

ABSTRACT Views of organizational justice among correctional staff (i.e. whether they perceive that their employing organization treats them fairly) impact both staff and prisons. The two major dimensions of organizational justice are distributive justice (fairness of outcomes) and procedural justice (fairness of processes and procedures). Limited research among correctional staff in the U.S. suggests that views of distributive and procedural justice spillover, which results in a strain-based form of work-family conflict. An ordinary least squares regression analysis of data collected from two prisons in southern China indicated that distributive justice had significant negative effects on the strain-based form of work-family conflict; however, contrary to findings among U.S. staff, procedural justice did not have a signification relationship with strain-based conflict. It appears that the connection between views of organizational justice and strain-based work-family conflict might vary by nation.

Relationship between Organizational Justice Dimensions and Organizational Commitment: A Mediating Mechanism of Overall Justice

The research on organizational justice (OJ) by and large focuses on OJ dimensions and their impact on employees’ attitude and behaviour. However, some researchers suggest an equal focus on the concept of overall justice. The objective of this paper is to determine the level of prevalence of OJ dimensions within private sector universities of Pakistan, and to evaluate whether overall justice mediates between OJ dimensions and OC. Kenny’s contemporary approach to mediation was used to test the mediating effect of overall justice. Our results reflect that with the exception of distributive justice, remaining three dimensions prevails within private sector universities. Similarly, there is no direct relationship between OJ dimensions and OC, rather, this relationship is best explained by incorporating overall justice in the model.

English and German academics’ perspectives on metrics in higher education: evaluating dimensions of fairness and organisational justice

Many contemporary analyses criticise metrics-based evaluation in the higher education context as a neoliberal technology, notwithstanding the different national contexts and organisational topographies in which metrics are used. This Anglo-German study offers a comparative exploration of the role of metrics in two contrasting cases: highly developed, state-driven sectoral use of metrics in England, and more dispersed, decentralised use of metrics in Germany, in the case of research particularly. This survey-based study examines academics’ perceptions of fairness of accountability practices associated with metrics-based evaluations at the organisational level. Drawing on organisational justice theory, the analysis focuses on the extent that academic evaluations of fairness are underpinned by contextual evaluations linked to organisational practices or more abstract evaluations of these measures. In the English context, fairness evaluations were more related to organisational uses of metrics. In the German context, negative justice evaluations do not seem closely associated with organisational factors but relate to a cultural critique of metrics. The analysis demonstrates that academics may hold views on metrics which are contingent not only on their perceived accuracy as measures but also on their perceived efficacy as tools which support broader sectoral and organisational developments, such that metrics start to lead their own life in organisational contexts. The comparative dimension to the study suggests that in some cases, context-sensitive use of metrics can enable emancipation from informal power networks in academia.

A safe space for local knowledge sharing in sustainable tourism: an organisational justice perspective

Knowledge is recognised as having more value when it is created and shared amongst stakeholders. Applying knowledge management principles can assist tourism organisations in achieving a competitive advantage. Importantly though, one-way, top-down transfer of knowledge, particularly in developing countries, can result in ignoring valuable local knowledge and compromise sustainable development objectives. Certainly, when considering the context of sustainable tourism, relying solely on more powerful stakeholders’ knowledge inputs to make decisions can result in injustice and undermine sustainability values. Given the importance of justice principles to sustainable tourism, this study applies the concept of organisational justice with a focus on the three dimensions of distributive, procedural and interactional justice to examine local knowledge sharing in tourism development. To address issues of justice and fairness in the context of sustainable tourism development, this study proposes a safe space framework to facilitate knowledge sharing in a local context that is based on recognition of diversity in social patterns and embedding multiple forms and sources of knowledge. This conceptual paper contributes to the framing of justice principles with regards to local knowledge sharing and discusses practical implications for how different claims of justice by local actors can be addressed in sustainable tourism development.

Promoting equity in retreat through voluntary property buyout programs

Voluntary property buyouts have been the most prevalent form of managed retreat in the USA to date. Tens of thousands of households have sold their flood-prone homes to the government, and after the structures are demolished, the land becomes open space. Concerns have been raised about the equity of buyout processes and outcomes, spanning distributive, procedural, and interactional dimensions of social justice. In this policy analysis, we first provide an overview of equity and justice issues in buyouts based on existing literature. We consider multiple relevant stakeholder groups: the communities in which buyouts occur, potential participants and relocating households, residents who choose to stay, and the destination communities. Second, we present policy options that may address and reduce existing social inequities in buyouts. Third, we outline how improved reporting on buyout programs by implementers can support buyout policy learning that will improve buyout outcomes and equity. Indicators can provide insight on who has access to buyouts, the effect of buyout implementation on outcomes, and the consequences of relocating—or not—for all affected. With increasing climate risks, voluntary property buyouts will remain an important means of reducing exposure to flooding and other hazards. For this method of retreat to occur effectively at greater scale, attention to social justice in program evaluation and policy learning is necessary.

The Influence of Bureaucracy Apparatus' Behaviour to Service Quality of Land Certificate (Study at the Land Office of Majalengka, West Java)

This study aims to show the bureaucratic apparatus's behavior towards the quality of land certificate services and find new concepts about the bureaucratic apparatus's behavior. The methodology used in this research is the explanatory survey method, following the study's objectives, which will explain the relationship between variables, namely the behavior of bureaucratic officials to the quality of land certificate services. Based on the results of research and discussion of the influence of the behavior of bureaucratic officials on the quality of service certificates at the Land Office of Majalengka Regency, the following can be disclosed: 1) The behavior of bureaucratic officials is oriented towards the dimensions of justice, empathy, discipline, sensitivity, and responsibility. Significantly affects the quality of land certificate services; 2) The height bureaucratic behavior towards the quality of land certificate services is determined by the dimensions of Fairness, empathy, discipline, sensitivity, and responsibility. and 3) Furthermore, from the results of this research, it can be found and developed a new model that "Kharimah behavior" are words for the dimension of caring in providing public services.

Artificial intelligence, digital capital, and epistemic domination on Twitter: A study of families affected by imprisonment

Online Social Networking Sites (SNSs) and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are transforming the epistemological foundations of justice systems and influencing knowledge production concerning criminal justice and its impact. This article focuses on a dimension of criminal justice which is the impact of imprisonment on families and seeks to unravel how knowledge about this problem is produced on SNSs. To this end, it draws on a study that explored conversational networks of key stakeholders on the SNS, Twitter. Building on insights from the study, the paper unravels interdependent sociotechnical dynamics that reproduce the offline marginality of affected families and operate as barriers to equitable knowledge production. Through its analysis of the dynamics, the paper provides new insights and advances the sparse criminological scholarship on the intersections of AI systems and the delivery of justice. It specifically highlights exclusionary epistemic processes that are fomented by the infrastructure of AI systems and the social contexts in which they are deployed.

The Synchronous Video Interviews in Personnel Selection Processes

Purpose: The aim of this article is to compare the fairness perception of traditional (face-to-face) and synchronous video interviews as personnel selection tools, and an investigation of candidates’ characteristics influencing their full acceptance of synchronous video interviews. Design/Methodology/Approach: An e-questionnaire conducted on a large panel in January 2019 consisting of 448 participants with the method of logistic multivariate regression analysis has been used. Findings: Differences in acceptance of traditional and synchronous video interviews as personnel selection tools depend on process favourability and procedural justice dimensions. They are not significant on the dimensions of ‘fairness’ and ‘scientific evidence’ and marginally signidicant on ‘respect of privacy’ and ‘interpersonal warmth’. A logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that – of the five potential predictors studied – only individual innovativeness and previous experience with synchronous video interviews were significant. Demographic factors (gender, age) and test anxiety do not influence acceptance of the synchronous video interview as a personnel selection tool. Practical Implications: The present results suggest that an increase in acceptance of synchronous video interviews as a personnel selection tool is to be expected, especially in the case of innovative candidates. Originality/Value: The present study is one of the first studies in the social justice framework on the Polish population to compare differences in perception of traditional and synchronous video interviews as personnel selection tools.

Procedural Justice in Online Deliberation: Theoretical Explanations and Empirical Findings

This article reviews extant conceptualizations of procedural justice and reports the results of an empirical study testing the effects of fair deliberation. From a communicative action perspective, we argue that Habermas’s conceptions of speech conditions and validity conditions can be used to evaluate the discursive and substantive dimensions of procedural justice in deliberation. That is, fair deliberation is built on the fulfillment of discourse norms and the communicativeness of dialogic interactions. The communicative measures are compatible with extant procedural justice measures and provide a communication-centered ground for evaluating deliberative outcomes related to procedural justice. The case study involves public discussion of the Singaporean government’s population policies on an online deliberative platform. The results show that when procedural justice is presented in the realization of both speech conditions and validity conditions, it fosters participants’ beliefs in the rightfulness of deliberative policymaking. Additionally, speech conditions play a more important role than validity conditions in predicting citizens’ specific policy support after online deliberation. The findings illustrate one instance of how communicative norms are prioritized in different deliberative settings and what deliberative benefits a fair procedure can achieve. The results shed light on the theorization of procedural justice and advance the extant knowledge of evaluating procedural justice in deliberation.