Justice Climate and Workgroup Outcomes: The Role of Coworker Fair Behavior and Workgroup Structure

Maureen L. Ambrose (), Darryl B. Rice () and David M. Mayer ()
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Maureen L. Ambrose: University of Central Florida
Darryl B. Rice: Miami University
David M. Mayer: University of Michigan

Journal of Business Ethics, 2021, vol. 172, issue 1, No 6, 79-99

Abstract: Abstract Research on justice climate demonstrates a consistent effect on workgroup outcomes such as job satisfaction, commitment, and performance. However, little research considers how justice climate affects these outcomes and when the relationship is stronger or weaker. In an effort to extend the literature on justice climate, we draw on research on other types of organizational climate to suggest justice climate influences the fair behavior of coworkers. Specifically, we propose fair coworker behavior mediates the relationship between justice climate and outcomes. Further, we examine the influence of workgroup structure on this mediated relationship. We examine these relationships in two studies and find support for the mediating effect of fair coworker behavior and the proposed moderated mediation model. Implications of these results for justice and climate research are considered.

Keywords: Overall justice climate; Coworker fair behavior; Workgroup structure; Workgroup cooperation; Workgroup OCB; Workgroup deviance; Workgroup performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-019-04348-9

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