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The injustices of others: Social reports and the integration of others' experiences in organizational justice judgments

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Kray, LJ; Allan Lind, E
Published in: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
January 1, 2002

This research examines how people integrate social reports regarding another person's injustice experience into their own justice assessments. Specifically, we examine three variables-participant injustice experience, co-worker injustice severity, and prior contact with co-worker's supervisor-that influence the degree to which individuals express victim empathy (acceptance of the other's injustice report) and victim derogation (assigning at least some blame to the victim) when a co-worker reports an injustice experience. We hypothesized that personal experiences with injustice would facilitate victim empathy and that the severity of a co-worker's injustice report would simultaneously lead to victim empathy and victim derogation. We hypothesized that the effect of prior contact with co-worker supervisor on justice judgments would be moderated by personal experience and the severity of the co-worker's injustice experience. Results from the experiment confirm these predictions. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.

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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

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0749-5978

Publication Date

January 1, 2002

Volume

89

Issue

1

Start / End Page

906 / 924

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 52 Psychology
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
 

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Kray, L. J., & Allan Lind, E. (2002). The injustices of others: Social reports and the integration of others' experiences in organizational justice judgments. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 89(1), 906–924. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-5978(02)00035-3
Kray, L. J., and E. Allan Lind. “The injustices of others: Social reports and the integration of others' experiences in organizational justice judgments.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 89, no. 1 (January 1, 2002): 906–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-5978(02)00035-3.
Kray LJ, Allan Lind E. The injustices of others: Social reports and the integration of others' experiences in organizational justice judgments. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 2002 Jan 1;89(1):906–24.
Kray, L. J., and E. Allan Lind. “The injustices of others: Social reports and the integration of others' experiences in organizational justice judgments.” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 89, no. 1, Jan. 2002, pp. 906–24. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0749-5978(02)00035-3.
Kray LJ, Allan Lind E. The injustices of others: Social reports and the integration of others' experiences in organizational justice judgments. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 2002 Jan 1;89(1):906–924.
Journal cover image

Published In

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

DOI

ISSN

0749-5978

Publication Date

January 1, 2002

Volume

89

Issue

1

Start / End Page

906 / 924

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 52 Psychology
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services