Journal article

Publication year: 2011

Pages: 336-359

Journal: The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volume number: 47

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 0021-8863

eISSN: 1552-6879

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886311404929

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Abstract: 
The authors used social comparison theory in conjunction with fairness theory to investigate the impact of differences between personal and third-party perceptions of change justice on commitment to the change and turnover intentions. Results involving data from manufacturing employees, who had recently undergone a sweeping organizational change, indicated that differences in perceived fairness for oneself versus others were negatively related to change commitment but positively related to emotional exhaustion. In addition, results indicated that emotional exhaustion mediated the relationship between justice differences and the important outcomes of change commitment and turnover intentions. Implications for organizations and future research are discussed.

Harvard Citation style: Bernerth, J., Walker, H., Walter, F. and Hirschfeld, R. (2011) A Study of Workplace Justice Differences During Times of Change: It's Not All About Me, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 47(3), pp. 336-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886311404929

APA Citation style: Bernerth, J., Walker, H., Walter, F., & Hirschfeld, R. (2011). A Study of Workplace Justice Differences During Times of Change: It's Not All About Me. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 47(3), 336-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886311404929