Interactional Justice (Niehoff & Moorman short)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.923 sample items
About this scale
A 9-item measure of interactional justice — the quality of interpersonal treatment received during the enactment of organizational procedures. Captures both interpersonal and informational justice content.
Sample item(s)
“When decisions are made about my job, my supervisor treats me with kindness and consideration.”
“When decisions are made about my job, my supervisor shows concern for my rights as an employee.”
“My supervisor offers adequate justification for decisions made about my job.”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.92. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Predates Colquitt's split into interpersonal and informational justice; widely cited.
Source & citation
Niehoff, B. P., & Moorman, R. H. (1993): Justice as a mediator of the relationship between methods of monitoring and organizational citizenship behavior. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 527–556.
Niehoff & Moorman (1993): Interactional justice. AMJ, 36(3), 527–556.
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