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Journal of Applied Psychology 2025

Expected and experienced daily justice, emotions, and counterproductive work behavior.

Michael S Cole1; Nikolaos Dimotakis2; Jeremy B. Bernerth3

1 Texas Christian University · 2 Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City · 3 San Diego State University

Abstract

be treated. That is, little if any consideration has been given to how justice expectations for a given day may impact the way employees subsequently react to the actual, experienced levels of daily treatment. This notable oversight oversimplifies the complexity of the justice phenomenon, consequently constraining theoretical advancements. To examine the interplay between expectations and experiences of interpersonal justice, we cast expected-experienced justice (in)congruence as a heretofore unexplored phenomenon that may exhibit differential counterproductive outcomes than would otherwise be expected by current theoretical models. Findings from our two-study design promise to push the justice literature in new theoretical directions while holding practical import for managers in organizations. (PsycInfo Database Record

DOI
10.1037/apl0001336
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