Distributive Justice Towards Innovative Work Behavior with Mediating Effects of Human Resource Management Practices in The Hotel Industry of Pakistan

Uzma Ismail, Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz and Muhammad Saif-ur-Rehman
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Uzma Ismail: Faculty of Management Sciences, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz: Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Saif-ur-Rehman: Department of Management Sciences, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan

International Journal of Business and Administrative Studies, 2020, vol. 6, issue 3, 136-149

Abstract: Justice is an important element in any organization. Innovative work behavior and Human Resource Management Practices (HRMPs) are affected by organizational justice (Distributive, Procedural, Interpersonal & informational). For this paper distributive justice is selected as an independent variable. The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of HRM practices in distributive justice on innovative work behavior among the hotel industry of Pakistan. In total, 223 personnel were selected from 34 hotels from different cities of Pakistan. The survey instrument was adapted for collecting data. Top/middle management is selected for this study, therefore, convenience and purposive sampling technique is adopted. Findings were drawn using descriptive analysis, bivariate correlation, linear regression; and mediation was tested by using Prof.Hayes model 4 by using SPSS version 25. Results of the study revealed that distributive justice is significantly related to the innovative work behavior of employees working in hotels and HRMPs mediates relationship. Findings of this study suggested that distributive justice is an important factor for creating innovative work behavior of employees. Further the top/middle management with higher distributive justice is taken to create new ideas with innovation which can be beneficial for the hotels and employees. The study provides essential information about the impact of distributive justice on innovative work behavior of employees of the hotel industry. The outcomes of this research are expected to improve further research and literature on distributive justice, HRM practices and innovative work behavior.

Keywords: Organizational justice; distributive justice; innovative work behaviour; HRM practices; hotel; mediation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.20469/ijbas.6.10002-3

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