Loi Chi-ho. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-106). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT (in English) --- p.i / ABSTRACT (in Chinese) --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES --- p.vii / CHAPTERS / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of the Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purposes and Objectives of the Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Study --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Structure of the Thesis --- p.8 / Chapter 2. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Social Exchange Perspective --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Organizational Support Theory and Social Exchange Perspective --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- Organizational Justice and Social Exchange --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Distributive Justice --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Procedural Justice --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4 --- The Professional Context --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- The Professional Model --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Professional Identification --- p.29 / Chapter 3. --- HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT --- p.33 / Chapter 3.1 --- Organizational Justice and Organizational Commitment --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2 --- Organizational Justice and Job Satisfaction --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3 --- Moderating Effect of Professional Identification --- p.41 / Chapter 4. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.47 / Chapter 4.1 --- Sample and Procedure --- p.47 / Chapter 4.2 --- Measurement and Variables --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3 --- Analytical Strategy --- p.53 / Chapter 5. --- RESEARCH RESULTS --- p.56 / Chapter 5.1 --- Factor Structure of the Measures --- p.56 / Chapter 5.2 --- Descriptive Statistics --- p.58 / Chapter 5.3 --- Test of the Mediating Hypotheses --- p.62 / Chapter 5.4 --- Test of the Moderating Hypotheses --- p.69 / Chapter 6. --- DISCUSSION --- p.74 / Chapter 6.1 --- Does Distributive Justice Matter? --- p.74 / Chapter 6.2 --- Moderating Effect of Professional Identification --- p.78 / Chapter 6.3 --- Implications for Theory --- p.80 / Chapter 6.4 --- Implications for Practice --- p.82 / Chapter 6.5 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.85 / Chapter 7. --- CONCLUSION --- p.88 / APPENDIX I Questionnaire of Professional Career Survey --- p.91 / REFERENCES --- p.96