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The role of fairness perceptions and accountability attributions in predicting reactions to organizational events.
J Psychol. 2007 Mar; 141(2):203-22.JP

Abstract

Researchers have found that fairness perceptions relate to many different outcomes (e.g., J. A. Colquitt, D. E. Conlon, M. J. Wesson, C. Porter, & K. Y. Ng, 2001). However, they cannot predict when an employee will react against a specific individual or against the organization itself. To address this question, the authors integrated the fairness and blame-attributions literatures. They predicted that blame attributions would strengthen the relationship between fairness perceptions and reactions to specific organizational agents. They surveyed 48 employees who believed there were inaccuracies in their most recent performance appraisals. Employees reported perceptions of fairness and attributions of blame to both their supervisor and the organization and rated their commitment to both targets. Supervisors simultaneously rated each employee's citizenship behavior toward each target. For supervisor reactions and organizational citizenship behavior directed at the organization, blame and fairness perceptions interacted; unique positive reactions were elicited only when the supervisor was perceived as blameless and fair.

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Horvath M
T Department of Psychology, Clemson University, 418 Bracket Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. mhorvat@clemson.edu
Andrews SB
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MeSH

Anniversaries and Special EventsEmploymentFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleOrganizational CultureSocial PerceptionSocial Responsibility

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17479588

Citation

Horvath, Michael, and Sara B. Andrews. "The Role of Fairness Perceptions and Accountability Attributions in Predicting Reactions to Organizational Events." The Journal of Psychology, vol. 141, no. 2, 2007, pp. 203-22.
Horvath M, Andrews SB. The role of fairness perceptions and accountability attributions in predicting reactions to organizational events. J Psychol. 2007;141(2):203-22.
Horvath, M., & Andrews, S. B. (2007). The role of fairness perceptions and accountability attributions in predicting reactions to organizational events. The Journal of Psychology, 141(2), 203-22.
Horvath M, Andrews SB. The Role of Fairness Perceptions and Accountability Attributions in Predicting Reactions to Organizational Events. J Psychol. 2007;141(2):203-22. PubMed PMID: 17479588.
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