Ma. Korsgaard et al., BUILDING COMMITMENT, ATTACHMENT, AND TRUST IN STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING TEAMS - THE ROLE OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, Academy of Management journal, 38(1), 1995, pp. 60-84
This study examined how decision-making procedures can facilitate the
positive attitudes necessary for cooperative relations in decision-mak
ing teams. We hypothesized that consideration of member input and memb
ers' influence on a decision affect their perceptions of procedural fa
irness and consequently, their commitment to the decision, attachment
to the group, and trust in its leader. An experiment involving intact
management teams supported these hypotheses and indicated that perceiv
ed fairness partially mediated the impact of procedures on commitment,
attachment, and trust.