Of headlamps and marbles: A motivated perceptual approach to the dynamic and dialectic nature of fairness

Michael Bashshur, Laurie J. Barclay and Marion Fortin
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Laurie J. Barclay: Unknown
Marion Fortin: TSM - Toulouse School of Management Research - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - TSM - Toulouse School of Management - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse, CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: How do people perceive fairness? Recently, fairness scholars have raised important theoretical questions related to what information is used in fairness perceptions, why this information is emphasized, and how fairness perceptions can change over time. Integrating the Brunswikian lens approach with a motivated cognition perspective, we develop the Motivated Perceptual Approach (MPA) to highlight how people can be motivated to selectively perceive and weight cues to form fairness perceptions that align with their motives. However, these motives can change over time and through interaction with motivated others. By illuminating the dynamic and dialectic processes underlying fairness perceptions, the MPA sheds light on how people's fairness perceptions can be influenced by their own motives as well as socially constructed and negotiated through interactions with motivated others. Practical insights include how to effectively manage fairness perceptions over time and across perspectives. We conclude with a research agenda for advancing the fairness literature.

Keywords: Fairness; Justice; Motivated cognition; Brunswikian lens approach; Subjectivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-09
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Published in Organizational Psychology Review, 2023, ⟨10.1177/20413866231199068⟩

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DOI: 10.1177/20413866231199068

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