Imagine You Are Currently the Human Resource Director for a Small

question 33

Essay

Imagine you are currently the human resource director for a small to medium-sized organization. You are aware that perceived injustice in workplaces is a stressor and you would like to minimize the extent to which your employees are exposed to this type of work stress. Give some examples of how you might maximize employee-perceived distributive, procedural, and interactional fairness. What outcomes would signal that employees are beginning to feel that the workplace is unfair?

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Definitions:

Objective Standard

A legal principle that evaluates the actions of individuals based on what a reasonable person would do under similar circumstances.

Contract

A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties where each agrees to fulfill certain obligations in exchange for benefits or considerations.

Court

A governmental institution where legal disputes are resolved by judges or a jury, and laws are interpreted and applied.

Mirror-Image Rule

A principle which holds that the terms of an acceptance must mirror the terms of the offer. If the terms of the acceptance do not mirror the terms of the offer, no contract is formed and the attempted acceptance is a counteroffer.