Longitudinal Relationships Between Organizational Justice, Productivity Loss, and Sickness Absence Among Older
Jan F Ybema1, Laudry van der Meer2, Fenna R M Leijten3
1Social, Health and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, Netherlands. j.f.ybema@uu.nl.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to assess whether organizational justice lowers productivity loss and sickness absence, and whether there are reverse effects of productivity loss and sickness absence on organizational justice.
Method:
A longitudinal study with 2 years of follow-up was conducted among employed persons aged 45-64 years from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM). Participants (N = 7011) yearly filled out an online questionnaire. Structural equation modeling in LISREL was conducted to assess the longitudinal relationships between distributive justice of salary, distributive justice of appreciation, procedural justice, productivity loss, and sickness absence.
Results:
Both distributive justice of appreciation and procedural justice contributed to lower productivity loss and lower sickness absence at 1-year follow-up. Productivity loss increased perceptions of distributive justice of appreciation at 1-year follow-up, whereas sickness absence lowered both perceptions of distributive justice of appreciation and procedural justice at follow-up.
Conclusion:
Improving organizational justice lowers the risk of productivity loss and sickness absence and may be a useful tool to improve the productivity of organizations.
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