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Survivor reactions to reorganization: Antecedents and consequences of procedural, interpersonal, and informational justice.

Journal of Applied PsychologyPublished 1 January 2002
Mary C. Kernan, Paul J. Hanges
Citations305
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score6.80
SNIP3.33

TL;DR

A model of survivor reactions to reorganization, which incorporated multiple predictors and consequences of procedural, interpersonal, and informational justice, found procedural justice was strongly related to all 4 outcome variables.

Abstract

This study tested a model of survivor reactions to reorganization, which incorporated multiple predictors and consequences of procedural, interpersonal, and informational justice. The 3 justice types had different correlates: all 4 antecedents (employee input, victim support, implementation, and communication quality) predicted interpersonal fairness, implementation and communication quality were associated with informational fairness, and employee input was the sole predictor of procedural justice. Procedural justice was strongly related to all 4 outcome variables, and interpersonal and informational justice added unique variance to the prediction of trust in management. The reorganization effort was still predictive of employee outcomes, although primarily through procedural justice approximately I year after its completion.

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PsychologyHealth Professions