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.
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The only significant effect for the control variables was department tenure, which had a significant effect on workgroup deviance (Beta = .005, p < .05).
For simplicity, control variables are omitted from the tables. The only significant effect for the control variable was sex on coworker fair behavior (Beta = − .133, p < .05) in Study 2.
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Ambrose, M.L., Rice, D.B. & Mayer, D.M. Justice Climate and Workgroup Outcomes: The Role of Coworker Fair Behavior and Workgroup Structure. J Bus Ethics 172, 79–99 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04348-9
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