This study explores the dimensionality of organizational justice and provides evidence of construct validity for a new justice measure. Items for this measure were generated by strictly following the seminal works in the justice literature. The measure was then validated in 2 separate studies. Study 1 occurred in a university setting, and Study 2 occurred in a field setting using employees in an automobile parts manufacturing company.
| Construct | Cites | Category | Questions given? | Content validity | Pretests | Response type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procedural justice | NEW, Thibaut, 1975, Leventhal et al., 1980 | yes | none | 2 pilots | 5-point likert like scale ranging rom "to a small extend" to "to a large extent" | ||
| Distributive justice | NEW, Leventhal, 1976 | yes | none | 2 pilots | 5-point likert like scale ranging rom "to a small extend" to "to a large extent" | ||
| Interpersonal justice | NEW, Bies, 1986 | yes | none | 2 pilots | 5-point likert like scale ranging rom "to a small extend" to "to a large extent" | ||
| Informational justice | NEW, Bies, 1986, Shapiro et al., 1994 | yes | none | 2 pilots | 5-point likert like scale ranging rom "to a small extend" to "to a large extent" | ||
| Outcome satisfaction | NEW? | yes | none | none | unclear | ||
| Leader evaluation | NEW? | yes | none | none | unclear | ||
| Rule compliance | NEW? | yes | none | none | unclear | ||
| Collective esteem | Tyler et al., 1996 | yes | none | none | unclear | ||
| Instrumentality | NEW? | yes | none | none | unclear | ||
| Group commitment | Allen, 1990 | yes | none | none | unclear | ||
| Helping behaviour | NEW? | yes | none | none | unclear | ||
| Collective esteem | Luhtanen, 1992 | yes | none | none | unclear |
Jason A. Colquitt. On the Dimensionality of Organizational Justice: A Construct Validation of a Measure. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86(3):386–400, June 2001.
@article{colquitt_dimensionality_2001,
abstract = {This study explores the dimensionality of organizational justice and provides evidence of construct validity for a new justice measure. Items for this measure were generated by strictly following the seminal works in the justice literature. The measure was then validated in 2 separate studies. Study 1 occurred in a university setting, and Study 2 occurred in a field setting using employees in an automobile parts manufacturing company. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a 4-factor structure to the measure, with distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational justice as distinct dimensions. This solution fit the data significantly better than a 2- or 3-factor solution using larger interactional or procedural dimensions. Structural equation modeling also demonstrated predictive validity for the justice dimensions on important outcomes, including leader evaluation, rule compliance, commitment, and helping behavior.},
author = {Colquitt, Jason A.},
issn = {00219010},
journal = {Journal of Applied Psychology},
month = {June},
number = {3},
pages = {386-400},
shorttitle = {On the {{Dimensionality}} of {{Organizational Justice}}},
title = {On the {{Dimensionality}} of {{Organizational Justice}}: {{A Construct Validation}} of a {{Measure}}},
volume = {86},
year = {2001}
}