Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of workers' demographic characteristics on their perceptions of procedural justice from grievance management. A related aim is to determine whether procedural justice perceptions have an impact on perceptions of distributive justice. Design/methodology/approach -The study is based on a survey of 660 employees across the public and private sectors. Perceptions were measured with the use of a dichotomous scale, and logistic regression analysis was applied to test the relationships between the dependent and independent variables. Findings -Except for education, demographic characteristics made no significant difference to workers' perceptions of procedural justice afforded by grievance procedures. Perceptions of procedural justice, however, had an impact on perceived distributive justice.Research limitations/implications -The use of dichotomous response sets prevented the use of factor analysis. Logistic regression analysis compensated for the inability to use ANOVA. Further research is needed to explain why education moreso that any other demographic characteristic would influence procedural justice perceptions of grievance management. Research is also required to isolate the effects of justice perceptions on satisfaction with the trade union and organizational citizenship behaviours. Practical implications -Failure to pay careful attention to procedural justice can create problems for managers, workers and unions. Originality/value -This paper highlights the need to pay due attention to procedural justice. It continues a line of inquiry on workplace justice that has only recently been initiated in Barbados.
This paper explores the impact of several factors on current participation practice and the willingness of employers to introduce participation at work. Data were obtained from a cross-section of 93 organisations, obtained from a stratified sample of 200 organisations from various industries in Barbados.Organisational size, industrial origin and union presence were not significant determinants of current participation practice. However, a cost reduction strategy was negatively associated with current participation governing management of people. Innovation-based strategies were positively related to willingness to introduce participation regarding the management of people. Perceived participation outcomes such as job satisfaction, increased joint benefits and reduced absenteeism were associated with current participation regarding the management of people as well as willingness to extend participation in the same area.
This article reports on a study of professionally successful women in three countries in the English-speaking Caribbean-Barbados, Jamaica, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The study is part of a larger study that includes countries throughout the Americas. The overall objective of the study was to identify personal and social characteristics of professionally successful women, 122 CJLACS 1 RCELAC 32/64 2007 and to consider these across nations, by incorporating cultural measures. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative measures. Results suggested that, as hypothesized, professionally successful women scored higher on need for achievement, internai locus of control, and self-efficacy than did a comparative student group. Contrary to expectations, mentoring was not identified as especially important in achieving success, but family support was identified as important. On the cultural variables, successful women and the comparative student group scored similarly-moderate on collectivisrn/individualism, low on power distance, and high on uncertainty avoidance. The similarities and differences across the three countries included in the study are discussed.Résumé. Cet article présente une étude de femmes qui ont eu du succès professionnel dans trois pays des Caraibes de langue anglaise : Barbade, Jamaïque et St. Vincent et Grenadines. L'étude fait partie d'une recherche plus large qui incluse des pays de toutes les Amériques. L'objectif général est d'identifier les caractéristiques personnelles et sociales des femmes qui ont réussi sur le plan professionnel dans ces pays, en intégrant des mesures culturelles. Cette étude utilise des mesures quantitatives et qualitatives. Les résultats suggèrent que, comme l'hypothèse le veut, ces femmes exhibent un degré élevé de besoin de succès, mais l'appui familial a été néanmoins identifié comme un facteur important. À l'oppose des attentes, le mentorat n'a pas été signalé comme un facteur important. Sur le plan des variables culturelles, les femmes qui ont réussi et un groupe comparatif d'étudiants ont obtenu des scores similaires (modéré au plan collectivisme/individualisme, bas sur le plan de la distance au pouvoir et élevé sur le plan de la réticence au risque). Les similarités et les différences entre les trois pays sont analysées et commentées.
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