International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review

WHAT IF THERE IS NO JUSTICE? ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE ON JOB SATISFACTION

Authors: Oladele Thomas Oyetunde & Oyenuga Michael Oyedele

ABSTRACT

Though the role of employees in an organisation cannot be over-emphasised, the increasing rate of employee job dissatisfaction in many institutions has brought the issue of organisational justice to the forefront of academic discourse. Gone are those days when employees resigned from their place of assignment only because of salary. Today, the lack of equality and fairness (justice), which gives rise to job dissatisfaction, can also make them exit an organisation. This study evaluated the relationship between distributive justice, procedural and interactional justice and job satisfaction in Nigeria with 67 staff of higher institutions of learning as respondents. The data was analysed using descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistical tools (Correlation and regression analysis). The results from the correlation analysis suggest that distributive justice had a significant relationship with satisfaction with co-workers, promotion and payment. The multiple regression analysis showed that organisational justice accounted for a 14.5% variation in job satisfaction, with the most impact contributed by distributive justice. The study concluded that the perception of workers regarding organisational justice underscores their satisfaction with different aspects of their jobs. Hence, organisations through their HR should come up with an effective incentive and reward system that reflects the efforts, performance, skills and qualifications of the employee.

Keywords: employee satisfaction, human resources, job satisfaction, organisational justice

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