Do Managers Treat More Fairly Their Subordinates Who Are Compatible with Themselves?

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 112 - 126, 30.07.2022

Nihal Yazıcı , Senay Yürür

Abstract

Organizational justice literature, which generally focuses on employee perceptions, has sparked interest in what lies behind managers’ fair or unfair behavior. As a result, the argument has been made that employees are not passive recipients of organizational justice and that they have control over the treatment they receive as a recipient of organizational justice. In other words, employees can use their personal or professional characteristics to influence managers’ fairness. Thus, “What characteristics of employees lead managers to act more fairly?” the question arises. This study is based on this question, and it aims to learn how managers’ perceptions of person-supervisor fit influence their fair or unjust treatment of their employees. An online questionnaire was administered to 542 managers in the public and private sectors in this direction. Managers stated that subordinates who managers perceive as person-supervisor fit are treated more fairly in terms of distribution, procedure, interpersonal, and information, according to the present study’s main findings.

Keywords

Person-Supervisor Fit, Distributive Justice, Procedural Justice, Interpersonal Justice, Informational Justice

Yöneticiler Kendileriyle Uyumlu Astlarına Daha mı Adil Davranır?

Abstract

Genellikle çalışanların algısına odaklanan örgütsel adalet yazınında yöneticilerin adil ya da adil olmayan davranışlarının arka planında neler olduğu merak uyandırmaya başlamıştır. Çalışanların adalete ilişkin kararlardan pasif olarak etkilenmediğini hatta örgütteki adil ya da adaletsiz davranışları yönlendirebilecekleri tartışılmaktadır. Yani, çalışanlar sahip olduğu kişisel özellikleriyle ya da profesyonel özellikleriyle yöneticilerin adil davranışlarına yön verebilir. Öyleyse “Çalışanların hangi özellikleri yöneticileri daha adil davranmaya yönlendirir?” sorusu gündeme gelmektedir. Bu sorudan yola çıkarak bu çalışmada, yöneticilerin astlarına karşı adil ya da adaletsiz davranışlar sergilemesinde ast-üst uyumu (person-supervisor fit) algılarının nasıl bir etkisi olduğunu anlamak amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, kamu kurumlarında ve özel sektörde çalışan 542 yöneticiye çevrim içi anket uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın öne çıkan bulgularına göre; yöneticiler ast-üst uyumu algıladıkları astlarının dağıtım, prosedür, kişilerarası ve bilgilendirme açışından daha adil muamele gördüklerini ifade etmiştir.

Keywords

Ast-Üst Uyumu, Dağıtım Adaleti, Prosedür Adaleti, Kişilerarası Adaleti, Bilgilendirme Adaleti

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