CORRELATES OF EMPLOYEE THEFT: A MULTI‐DIMENSIONAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
In a field study, we build on previous research examining employee theft, which has focused on the influence of job dissatisfaction and pay inequity (distributive injustice). In a survey of employees at 18 fast food restaurants, where employee theft was a problem, we examine the relationship between employee‐observed theft and justice perceptions (distributive, procedural, and interactional justice), employees' job satisfaction, and judgments regarding the deviancy of theft. As expected, perceptions of procedural justice and employees' judgments regarding the deviancy of theft explained a significant amount of variance in employee‐observed theft; the other predictor variables did not. Theoretical and practical implications for managing employee theft are discussed.
Citation
Shapiro, D.L., Klebe Trevino, L. and Victor, B. (1995), "CORRELATES OF EMPLOYEE THEFT: A MULTI‐DIMENSIONAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Conflict Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 404-414. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022772
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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