INVESTIGATION OF GENERAL AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC ATTITUDES TOWARD CORPORATE DRUG-TESTING POLICIES

In 3 studies, the author investigated individuals' attitudes toward co rporate drug-testing Subjects in a laboratory experiment held favorabl e attitudes toward (a) punitive drug-testing programs for employees in safety-sensitive occupations and (b) less punitive drug-testing progr ams for employees in less safety-sensitive occupations. However, in a correlational field study, employees in safety-sensitive positions hel d more negative attitudes toward punitive programs than did drug-teste d individuals in less safety-sensitive positions. In an inductive inve stigation of fairness determinants, tested and nontested employees inv oked different justice rules when assessing the fairness of highly pun itive drug-testing programs. Implications for research and practice ar e discussed.