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The Effect of Leadership on Organizational Justice

Authors : Yasir Armağan, Evren Erzen

Published in: Leadership and Organizational Outcomes

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The effect of leadership on organizational justice was examined in this meta-analytic study. A total of 141 research studies were compiled as a result of the review activity, out of which 27 were included in the meta-analysis. The 27 research studies were collapsed to obtain a sample size of 16,639 subjects. The analytic results of the random effects model showed that leadership has a medium-magnitude, positive effect on organizational justice. Of the moderators identified, such as the publication type, year of publication, sample group/sector, leadership style/approach, leadership scale and organizational justice scale, it was found that the publication type, leadership style /approach, leadership scale and organizational justice scale were moderating variables.

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Title: The Effect of Leadership Leadership on Organizational Justice Justice
Authors: Yasir Armağan
Evren Erzen
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Leadership and Organizational Outcomes
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-14907-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-14908-0

Copyright Year: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14908-0_15