Self-Esteem and Justice Orientation as Moderators for Individual- and Group-Level Justice Effects

Tomoki Sekiguchi and Yoichiro Hayashi
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Yoichiro Hayashi: Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies, Hosei University

No 08-15, Discussion Papers in Economics and Business from Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics

Abstract: We examine self-esteem and justice orientation as individual difference factors that moderate the relationship between individual-level and group-level justice and potential employee reactions. Two studies were conducted using scenarios in which levels of individual-level and group-level justice were manipulated. Using a sample of 419 undergraduate students, Study 1 showed that, whereas self-esteem moderated the relationship between individual-level procedural justice and intention to leave, justice orientation moderated the relationship between group-level procedural justice and helping behaviors. Using a sample of 207 undergraduate students, Study 2 showed that justice orientation moderated the relationships between individual-level and group-level distributive justice, and helping and counterproductive behaviors. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Keywords: organizational justice; self-esteem; justice orientation; group-level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 M12 M54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2008-04
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