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All is Fair in Love and War, but Work is a Different Story: Communicative Responses to Perceptions of Organizational Injustice

Organizational injustice has been a long feared and long dissected topic by many in the business world. However, there is no clear idea of what employees expect from their superior, nor how communication is impacted separately from behavior in times of injustice. Interviews with 21 employees were used to study the expectations employees have of their superiors and how fulfillment of those expectations impacts communication in the workplace. Interview data indicate that employees expect open communication, performance assistance and professional behavior. Interview data also indicates that employee communication is impacted immediately, in the midst of situations and long term, both passively and directly. Several relational and communication management techniques are suggested to assist fulfillment of psychological contracts and decrease negative impacts of organizational behavior.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ndsu.edu/oai:library.ndsu.edu:10365/28269
Date January 2016
CreatorsBreen, Amanda
PublisherNorth Dakota State University
Source SetsNorth Dakota State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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RightsNDSU Policy 190.6.2, https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

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