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Why justice matters in compensation decision making

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: Using agency theory and the stakeholder fairness concept as the conceptual base, this study confirmed three agency theory hypotheses about differential relationships between four sets of pay procedures and evaluations of pay, supervision and the employing organization. Education and seniority related variables were also found to moderate the relationships between procedural justice perceptions and evaluations of supervision and the employing organization. The study used a stratified random sample of 612 occupationally heterogeneous employees of a large County government in South Eastern United States. Results suggest that agency theory provides a parsimonious explanation for why justice matters in compensation decision making.

Source: Journal of Organizational Behavior

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199605)17:3<285::aid-job750>3.0.co;2-0

Authors: Vida Scarpello, Foard F. Jones

Institutions: Georgia State University, University of Central Florida

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1975323684

FWCI: 2.4

Cites: 46

Cited by: 79

Related to: 10