Links between justice, satisfaction and performance in the workplace: A survey in the UAE and Arabic context
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature, strength and significance of the links between organisational justice, job satisfaction and work performance.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a self‐administered questionnaire 1,500 employees from 29 organisations were surveyed in order to examine the five main hypotheses of the study.
Findings
The study results revealed that employees' perceptions of justice influence their work performance and that job satisfaction plays a partial role in mediating this effect and influencing work performance.
Practical implications
The theoretical and managerial implications of the results are discussed in the paper, together with some recommendations for managing justice, satisfaction and performance in today's diverse work teams and environments.
Originality/value
The paper examines the above mentioned links for the first time in the UAE and the Arabic context.
Keywords
Citation
Mohyeldin Tahir Suliman, A. (2007), "Links between justice, satisfaction and performance in the workplace: A survey in the UAE and Arabic context", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 294-311. https://doi.org/10.1108/02621710710740075
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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