Title

Contemporary justice research: A new look at familiar questions

Authors

Authors

M. L. Ambrose

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Organ. Behav. Hum. Decis. Process.

Keywords

GROUP-VALUE MODEL; PROCEDURAL JUSTICE; FAIRNESS JUDGMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE; UNDERPAYMENT INEQUITY; PERCEIVED FAIRNESS; PERFORMANCE; IDENTIFICATION; AUTHORITIES; SELECTION; Psychology, Applied; Management; Psychology, Social

Abstract

Research on organizational justice has flourished in the last 30 years. During that time, researchers have generally sought to answer three questions: (1) Why do people care about justice? (2) What affects justice judgments? and (3) What outcomes are associated with justice judgments? The papers in this special issue of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes on organizational justice reflect how these three questions are explored in contemporary justice research. This introduction to-the special issue considers how the papers represent trends and developments in current justice research. Several themes are identified: the role of justice in a broader model of group engagement, the empirical examination of justice as a moral virtue, the effect of social context on justice judgments, and the darker reactions to injustice. Thus, the special issue provides insight not only to familiar justice questions but also to the evolution of the field and its future direction. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volume

89

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Document Type

Editorial Material

Language

English

First Page

803

Last Page

812

WOS Identifier

WOS:000178237700001

ISSN

0749-5978

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