Contemporary justice research: A new look at familiar questions

    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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