Working in management in an organization often creates challenges in balancing justice and fairness to the individual with the needs of the organization. To do this well, the organization should create systems that help managers balance these needs through a systematic approach to issues. However, many times the perception of justice is what has to be managed. While the systems we create may be appropriately founded in the belief that fairness and justice is important, this does not mean that employees actually view the outcomes as fair and just. The perception that decisions are not fair and just can negatively affect employee behavior. On the other hand, many managers make decisions based on the belief that employees will always act in their own self-interest instead of the best interest of a work group or the organization. However, this is not always the case. In fact, many employees move beyond self-interest to support the needs of the group.

Locate an article that addresses an issue associated with workplace justice.

Analyze the issue defined in the article using Bernerth and Walker's article, "Reexamining the Workplace Justice to Outcome Relationship: Does Frame of Reference Matter?"

Using the theories in this chapter and Bernerth and Walker's article, build an argument for the development of systems that support positive perceptions of workplace justice.