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Organizational Justice: Does “IT” Matter? Empirical Analysis of the Influence of Information Technology on Employee Justice Perceptions

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The application of technology to organizational functions has been regarded as vital in promoting organizational efficiency whiles creating a system of trust and certainty. However, the extent to which such technologies influence the perception of fairness among employees remain unknown. Adopting the theory of Sociomateriality, this study explores the relationship between the adoption of information technology (IT) and its influence on the justice perceptions of employees. Using a survey of 220 business executives, the study found that the adoption of IT was positively related to perceptions of fairness among employees. The findings of this study have theoretical implications for multi-disciplinary organizational studies as well as practical implications for 21st Century businesses as it is among the few to examine information technology with respect to its effect on behavioural outcomes at the workplace.

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  1. University of Professional Studies, Accra, P. O. Box LG 149, Accra, Ghana

    Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot

  2. University of Ghana Business School, Legon, P.O. Box LG 78, Accra, Ghana

    Reginald Arthur

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Ashong Elliot, M.A., Arthur, R. (2020). Organizational Justice: Does “IT” Matter? Empirical Analysis of the Influence of Information Technology on Employee Justice Perceptions. In: Nunes, I. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Systems Interaction. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1207. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51369-6_12

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