"Justice" and "fairness" are not the same thing

Barry Goldman; Russell Cropanzano

doi:10.1002/job.1956

"Justice" and "fairness" are not the same thing

Barry Goldman, Russell Cropanzano

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Abstract

Organizational justice researchers tend to treat as synonyms the terms "justice" and "fairness". We discuss different definitional arguments, concluding that these two concepts are distinct. Justice should be defined as adherence to rules of conduct, whereas fairness should be defined as individuals' moral evaluations of this conduct.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	313-318
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Organizational Behavior
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/job.1956
State	Published - Feb 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fairness
Legal justice
Organizational justice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
General Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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