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THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN RESPONSES TO PROMOTION DECISIONS

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This study used structural equations modeling to examine the mediating role of procedural justice in the relationships between promotion decisions and organizational commitment and between promotion decisions and intent to leave the organization. 156 managers and executives in Italian subsidiaries of two large multinational organizations in the chemical industry were surveyed about their career history within the organization and their reactions to promotion decisions over an 8-year period. The results showed that promotion decisions influenced feelings of organizational commitment through perceptions of procedural justice in promotion decision-making processes. The theoretical and practical implications of the study’s findings are discussed.

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  1. Department of Organization and Information System, Bocconi University, Viale Isonzo 23, 20135 , Milan, Italy

    Silvia Bagdadli

  2. Human Resource Studies, Cornell University, 393 Ives Hall, Ithaca, NY , 14853-3901, USA

    Quinetta Roberson

  3. Department of Organization and Information System, University of Milano - Bicocca, Viale Isonzo 23 , 20135 , Milan, Italy

    Francesco Paoletti

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This research was supported by the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research (MURST). A previous version of this paper was presented at the 2000 Academy of Management meetings in Toronto and published in the Best Paper Proceedings. We would like to thank Paula Caliguiri, Jason Shaw, M. Susan Taylor, and two anonymous Academy reviewers for their helpful suggestions on prior drafts of this article.

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Bagdadli, S., Roberson, Q. & Paoletti, F. THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN RESPONSES TO PROMOTION DECISIONS. J Bus Psychol 21, 83–102 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-005-9017-y

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