Title
Longitudinal relationships between organizational justice, productivity, loss and sickness absence older employees
Author
Ybema, J.F.
van der Meer, L.
Leijten, F.R.M.
Publication year
2016
Abstract
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 relation-ships between distributive justice of salary, distributive justice of appreciation, procedural justice, productivity loss, and sick-ness absence. Results Both distributive justice of appreciation and procedur-al justice contributed to lower productivity loss and lower sickness absence at 1-year follow-up. Productivity loss in-creased perceptions of distributive justice of appreciation at 1-year follow-up, whereas sickness absence lowered both per-ceptions 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.
Subject
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Life
Healthy Living
Work and Employment
Older employees
Productivity
Sickness
Absence
WHC - Work, Health and Care
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-016-9546-y
TNO identifier
533249
Source
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23 (23), 645-654
Document type
article