PERCEIVED FAIRNESS OF PROMOTION PROCEDURES - IDENTIFICATION OF JUSTICE RULES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR JOB-ATTITUDES

Two studies were concerned with the perceived fairness of the promotio n procedures adopted by a police organization. The first study used Le venthal's (1980) theory of procedural justice to analyse the reasons g iven by unsuccessful candidates for their appeals against the decision . A content analysis revealed that the rules of 'consistency and accur acy' accounted for 81.8% of all the reasons stated. The second study a pplied the social cognitive theory (Bandura 1989a; 1989b) to examining the effect of perceived procedural fairness on unsuccessful candidate s' self-efficacy and job attitudes related to police work. Results sho w that 'procedural fairness' was predictive of 'self-efficacy and proc edural satisfaction', both of which in turn predicted officers' organi zational commitment and job satisfaction. Theoretical implications of the studies for procedural justice and social cognitive theory were di scussed.