THE IMPACT OF PERCIEVED JUSTICE OF EMPLOYEES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL: MODERATING EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

Year 2014, Volume: 16 Issue: 4, 559 - 585, 16.03.2015

Mazlum Çelik , Ömer Turunç , Necdet Bilgin

https://doi.org/10.16953/deusbed.25259

Cited By: 12

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the employees’ perceived justice and well-being on psychological capital and the moderating role of well-being in this effect. According to the study carried out on 683 employees in tourism sector, it is determined that both perceived justice and well-being positive and significant effect on the employees’ psychological capital. Besides, it is determined that the employees’ well-being level has a moderating role for the influences of the perceived justice (Distributive, procedure and interactional) on psychological capital.

Keywords: Organizational Justice, Distributive Justice, Procedural Justice, Interactional Justice, Psychological Capital, Well-being.

Keywords

Organizational Justice, Distributive Justice, Procedural Justice

ÇALIŞANLARIN ÖRGÜTSEL ADALET ALGILARININ PSİKOLOJİK SERMAYE ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: ÇALIŞANLARIN İYİLİK HALİNİN DÜZENLEYİCİ ROLÜ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı çalışanların psikolojik sermaye seviyeleri üzerinde adalet algılarının ve iyilik hallerinin etkisi ve bu etkide iyilik halinin düzenleyici rolünü belirlemektir. 683 turizm sektörü çalışanı üzerinde yapılan araştırma sonucunda; çalışanların adalet algılarının hem psikolojik sermaye seviyelerini ve hem de iyilik hallerini pozitif ve anlamlı olarak etkilediği, çalışanların iyilik hallerinin de psikolojik sermaye seviyelerini pozitif ve anlamlı etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Bunun dışında, çalışanların adalet algılarının her üç boyutunun (Prosedür, Dağıtım, Etkileşim) psikolojik sermaye seviyeleri üzerine etkisinde iyilik hallerinin düzenleyici rolünün bulunduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Sözcükler: Örgütsel Adalet, Dağıtım Adaleti, Prosedür Adaleti, Etkileşim Adaleti, Psikolojik Sermaye, İyilik Hali.

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