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Organizational Justice

In: Fairness in the Workplace

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  • Aaron Cohen

    (University of Haifa)

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The roots of the concept of organizational justice can be traced back to the concept of relative deprivation described by Cropanzano and Randall (1993) and Byrne and Cropanzano (2001), which was based on a study conducted by Stouffer, Suchman, DeVinney, Star, and Williams (1949). The fundamental principle underlying relative deprivation is that individuals make social comparisons and experience injustice based on the judgments resulting from these comparison. The central premise of relative deprivation is that justice is defined relative to some referent standard. In other words, assessments of fairness are relative rather than absolute. Under the appropriate circumstances, people will happily accept meager rewards or complain bitterly about what would appear to be extravagant rewards.

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  • Aaron Cohen, 2015. "Organizational Justice," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Fairness in the Workplace, chapter 2, pages 23-30, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-52431-7_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137524317_2
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