Fairness at Work

• Fairness at work is a crucial factor for lasting work performance and well-being at work. The chapter begins with the conceptualizations of fairness at work and organizational justice, its different dimensions and developments over time, as well as the multiple ways on how to measure the concepts.Next, the chapter condenses the extensive empirical evidence on the consequences of fairness at work for employees’ work-related attitudes and behaviors as well as the consequences for groups, customers, and other stakeholders. We particularly highlight the growing literature on fairness and health, providing an account of longitudinal studies on a selection of health outcomes, underlying mechanisms for the justice-health relationships, and evidence of reversed effects.The chapter focuses on several aspects of fairness at work that are relevant at different stages of organizational changes. It is outlined how fairness at work can help employees manage uncertainties, threatened identities, and changed inputs and outputs that organizational changes often trigger. It is presented how, why, and when fairness perceptions may themselves undergo a change, triggered by organizational changes.Lastly, we briefly present issues relevant for implementing fairness at work effectively, outlining relevant boundary conditions and available intervention studies.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi -- Tillämpad psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Justice

Organizational justice

Fairness

Occupational health

Organizational change

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