DOES THE EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE MITIGATE THE INVASION OF PRIVACY ENGENDERED BY RANDOM DRUG-TESTING - AN EMPIRICAL-INVESTIGATION

This research used theories of organizational justice to develop predi ctions regarding employees' judgments of the invasiveness of random-dr ug-testing programs. An investigation with two firms suggested that em ployees view random drug testing to be less invasive when they (a) hol d management positions, (b) have been tested for drug use fewer times, (c) perceive the consequences of testing positive for drug use to be less punitive, and (d) perceive the drug-testing procedures to be more accurate. Unexpectedly, however, the perceived danger of impaired per formance on the job was unrelated to the criterion. Implications of th e findings for research and practice are discussed.