Organizational Justice and Fairness in China: An Inductive Analysis of the Meaning and Dimensions.

Guo, Chun; Miller, Jane

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2009.44257854

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“…This finding has four important implications. First, it suggests that a study context should be considered when using the concept of justice (Guo & Miller, ; Lind, Tyler, & Huo, ). Most previous studies on justice (Cowell, Bristow, & Munday, ; Petchesky, ) were conducted in the Western context and reported all four types of justice were important to the Westerners (Colquitt, ).…”

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“…It holds a view that social harmony can be built on unity and solidarity in relationships, highlighting the importance of quality of interactions among the parties involved. Thus, interactional manners displayed by the government through caring behavior and respect are considered important to the Chinese residents in their evaluations of the development (Guo & Miller, ). In addition to how Chinese residents were treated (interactional justice), what they received (distributive justice) seemed to matter.…”

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“…Another explanation can be offered from the light of the current legal and political system of China. Guo and Miller (, 2012) report the Chinese government has made lots of efforts in building a rational legal and administrative structure for the past three decades. Despite the efforts, China is still characterized as having a comparatively weak legal infrastructure, immature administrative structures, and lack of transparency (Guo & Miller, ; Schoolman & Ma, ).…”

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“…Guo and Miller (, 2012) report the Chinese government has made lots of efforts in building a rational legal and administrative structure for the past three decades. Despite the efforts, China is still characterized as having a comparatively weak legal infrastructure, immature administrative structures, and lack of transparency (Guo & Miller, ; Schoolman & Ma, ). Thus, it is not surprising to find that Chinese residents have difficulties evaluating fairness related to the processes or procedures used in distribution of the resources and fairness related to information.…”

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“…We seek another explanation based on the Chinese value system, Confucianism. Because Confucianism emphasizes social harmony and values avoidance of conflicts and loyalty to the authority (e.g., government; Guo & Miller, ), Chinese residents may not be interested in seeking procedural or informational fairness that could challenge the current legal or administrative structure or the harmony. They tend to withhold their true feelings or opinions even when they are discontented, as they may view a high level of candor in communication as offensive (Leung, Su, & Morris, ).…”

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Organizational Justice and Fairness in China: An Inductive Analysis of the Meaning and Dimensions.

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