Process and outcome: gender differences in the assessment of justice

TLDR

Distributive justice is linked to organizational outcomes such as commitment and intent to stay. The study examined how women and men value distributive and procedural justice. Researchers compared the perceived importance of distributive and procedural justice between women and men. Distributive justice predicted commitment and intent to stay more strongly for men than women, while procedural justice predicted these outcomes more strongly for women than men, consistent with prior research on gender differences in interpersonal styles. Future research directions are discussed, and the article is © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Abstract

We studied the importance that women and men place on distributive and procedural justice. The relationship between distributive justice and several organizational outcomes (e.g. commitment, intent to stay) was stronger for men than women. The relationship between procedural justice and those same outcomes, however, was stronger among women than men. The relation of our findings in justice perceptions are related to other research on gender differences in interpersonal styles and perceptions. Future research ideas are discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.