The Impact of Organizational Support and Justice Perception on Commitment and Intention to Quit: An Empirical Study on Turkish State Universities

Abstract

In recent years, the number of universities has increased. This situation has raised the level of competition among state universities as well as private universities. The facilities offered by universities and the perception of justice cause academicians to question their work satisfaction and commitment to their universities. The purpose of this study is to identify the impact organizational support and perception of justice has on the commitment of academicians to their institutions and their intention to quit. Over a thousand academicians participated in our study. Our analysis results conclude that perceived organizational support and justice significantly affect commitment and the intention to quit.

Justice Perception Has Effects On Organizational Outcomes: Do Managers Care About Fairness?

“…In an organizational setting, justice perception can be of three types: Distributive, procedural and interactional. Distributive justice explains the perception of employees with respect to payments and benefits provided by the company and procedural justice includes employees perceptions about organizational processes (Erat et al, 2012). Interactional justice is the treatment received by an employee as elucidation of the information given or decisions taken (Usmani & Jamal, 2013).…”