A just world is a closer world?

• Autor(a) principal: Martins, Luís Filipe Gonçalves Faria
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/28123
• topic: Organizational justice; Group-oriented conceptualizations of organizational justice; Physical distance; Need for belonging; Interpersonal bonds; Justiça organizacional; Conceptualizações de justiça organizacional orientadas a grupos; Distância física; Necessidade de pertença; Laços interpessoais; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão

The organizational justice literature and in particular group-oriented conceptualizations of organizational justice, recognize the importance of procedural justice signs as indicators of individuals’ inclusionary status within groups and organizations. Similarly, both the relationships between justice and human need for belonging and the impacts of physical distance on the strength of relational ties are documented findings. Nevertheless, the effect of justice salience on individuals’ preferred physical distance and on individuals’ motivation to develop interpersonal bonds has not been investigated. In three studies, justice salience related to preferred physical distance, though not with the proposed mediator: individuals’ motivation to develop interpersonal bonds. Using a novel task for accessing the dependent variable, in Study 1 reflecting about the concept of justice affected negatively individuals’ preferred physical distance from a human resembling cue (occupied seat). However, in both studies 2 and 3, justice salience did not impact significantly participants’ expressed desire to connect with others. Although the mechanisms involved may not be explain by increased motivation to develop interpersonal bonds, evidences suggest that companies and groups should guarantee proximal interactions in matters that implicate justice judgments.