Emerging Perspectives on Organizational Justice and Ethics (Hc)

A volume in Research in Social Issues in ManagementSeries Editors: Stephen W. Gilliland, The University of Arizona,Dirk D. Steiner, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolisand Daniel P. Skarlicki, The University of British ColumbiaThis volume in Research in Social Issues in Management expands our understanding oforganizational justice and applies justice theories to develop models of ethical behavior inorganizations. At a time of global economic recession and frequent business and accountingscandals, many people are questioning the ethics of business leaders. Whether these challengesare actual or perceived, models grounded in organizational justice theories provide powerfulinsights and suggest new ways of looking at leadership ethics. By examining what it means to be just and examining relationshipsbetween justice and ethicality, the chapters in this volume have provided conceptual models for understanding ethical challenges facingorganizations.The chapters are organized around two related themes. The first theme is expanding models of organizational justice. After 30 years ofresearch, a natural question is whether we have reached the useful limits in developing theories of organizational justice. The clearanswer you will see after reading these chapters is no, as each chapter pushes our thinking in new directions. The second theme isapplying organizational justice theories to develop models of ethical and unethical behavior in organizations. The models address topicsof greed, dehumanization, and moral contracts.