Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Organizational justice and employee entrepreneurial intentions in South Africa

Organizational justice and employee entrepreneurial intentions in South Africa Notwithstanding the extensive body of knowledge on entrepreneurial intentions, there seems to be relatively little research on explaining intentions in the corporate entrepreneurship context, nor has organizational justice been previously linked with employee entrepreneurial intentions (EEI). The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent different dimensions of organizational justice are associated with EEI.Design/methodology/approachThe study context is the financial and services sector where technology enabled banking solutions have become the norm, and the need for entrepreneurial behavior has become essential in this industry. Survey data are collected (n = 204) from full-time employees working in the South African financial services sector. Initially instrument validity and reliability is tested and the hypotheses are investigated using multiple regression analyses.FindingsAcross the dimensions, results reveal positive yet non-significant relationships with EEI. However, as a control variable gender plays an important role in the relationship between procedural justice (PRCJ) and EEI. The findings are supplemented with a qualitative assessment that adds value and helps explain the results.Practical implicationsCorporate managers must foster EEI while at the same time considering perceptions of workplace justice in terms of interactional justice, distributive justice and PRCJ.Originality/valueBy combining insights from two sources of literature – organizational justice and EEI, a clear empirical contribution is made to the literature that opens up avenues for future research. Moreover, given that the original scales have primarily been employed in developed economies, by verifying their psychometric properties in an African market context, this now allows for replication studies to take place in other emerging market contexts. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research Emerald Publishing

Organizational justice and employee entrepreneurial intentions in South Africa

Download PDF
21 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/emerald-publishing/organizational-justice-and-employee-entrepreneurial-intentions-in-2wpNP13XpL
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1355-2554
DOI
10.1108/ijebr-12-2020-0824
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Notwithstanding the extensive body of knowledge on entrepreneurial intentions, there seems to be relatively little research on explaining intentions in the corporate entrepreneurship context, nor has organizational justice been previously linked with employee entrepreneurial intentions (EEI). The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent different dimensions of organizational justice are associated with EEI.Design/methodology/approachThe study context is the financial and services sector where technology enabled banking solutions have become the norm, and the need for entrepreneurial behavior has become essential in this industry. Survey data are collected (n = 204) from full-time employees working in the South African financial services sector. Initially instrument validity and reliability is tested and the hypotheses are investigated using multiple regression analyses.FindingsAcross the dimensions, results reveal positive yet non-significant relationships with EEI. However, as a control variable gender plays an important role in the relationship between procedural justice (PRCJ) and EEI. The findings are supplemented with a qualitative assessment that adds value and helps explain the results.Practical implicationsCorporate managers must foster EEI while at the same time considering perceptions of workplace justice in terms of interactional justice, distributive justice and PRCJ.Originality/valueBy combining insights from two sources of literature – organizational justice and EEI, a clear empirical contribution is made to the literature that opens up avenues for future research. Moreover, given that the original scales have primarily been employed in developed economies, by verifying their psychometric properties in an African market context, this now allows for replication studies to take place in other emerging market contexts.

Journal

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jan 20, 2022

Keywords: Employee entrepreneurial intentions; Organizational justice; Procedural justice; Interactional justice; Distributive justice; South Africa

References

  • Towards an understanding of inequity
    Adams, J.S.
  • The theory of planned behavior
    Ajzen, I.
  • The role of procedural and distributive justice in organizational behaviour
    Alexander, S.; Ruderman, M.
  • Sabotage in the workplace: the role of organizational injustice
    Ambrose, M.L.; Seabright, M.A.; Schminke, M.
  • Clarifying the intrapreneurship concept
    Antoncic, B.; Hisrich, R.D.
  • A theory of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and development
    Ardichvili, A.; Cardozo, R.; Ray, S.
  • Gender and firm innovation - a systematic literature review and future research agenda
    Arun, T.M.; Joseph, R.P.
  • Entrepreneurship: productive, unproductive and destructive
    Baumol, W.J.
  • Entrepreneurs learning together: the importance of building trust for learning and exploiting business opportunities
    Bergh, P.; Thorgren, S.; Vincent, J.
  • Interactional communication criteria of fairness
    Bies, R.J.; Moag, J.S.
  • Implementing entrepreneurial ideas: the case for intention
    Bird, B.
  • Institutional theory and entrepreneurship: where are we now and where do we need to move in the future?
    Bruton, G.D.; Ahlstrom, D.; Li, H.L.
  • South African banking industry report 2019
  • The relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior
    Chegini, M.G.
  • Provocations of restorative justice
    Cohen, R.L.
  • The role of justice in organizations: a meta-analysis
    Cohen-Charash, Y.; Spector, P.E.
  • Distributive justice, corruption, and entrepreneurial behavior
    Collins, J.D.; McMullen, J.S.; Reutzel, C.R.
  • Justice at the Millennium: a meta-analytic review of 25 years of organizational justice research
    Colquitt, J.A.; Conlon, D.E.; Wesson, M.J.; Porter, C.O.L.H.; Ng, K.Y.
  • Political skill, entrepreneurial orientation and organizational justice. A study of entrepreneurial enterprise in China
    Cong, C.; Dempsey, M.; Xie, H.M.
  • The attitudes, behaviors and cognition of entrepreneurs: rebels with a cause
    Corbett, A.; Mitchell, R.; Shelton, L.M.; Wood, M.
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship and the pursuit of competitive advantage
    Covin, J.G.; Miles, J.P.
  • Social exchange theory: a critical review with theoretical remedies
    Cropanzano, R.; Anthony, E.L.; Daniels, S.R.; Hall, A.V.
  • Nascent entrepreneurship: empirical studies and developments
    Davidsson, P.
  • Women entrepreneurs in and from developing countries: evidences from the literature
    De Vita, L.; Mari, M.; Poggesi, S.
  • A study on the relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior in hospitals
    Demirkiran, M.; Taskaya, S.; Dinc, M.
  • HRM practices for human and social capital development: effects on innovation capabilities
    Donate, M.J.; Peña, I.; Sánchez De Pablo, J.D.
  • Intrapreneurial intentions versus entrepreneurial intentions: distinct constructs with different antecedents
    Douglas, E.J.; Fitzsimmons, J.R.
  • Self-employment as a career choice: attitudes, entrepreneurial intentions, and utility maximization
    Douglas, E.J.; Shepherd, D.A.
  • Competing models of entrepreneurial intentions
    Drnovsek, M.; Erikson, T.
  • Entrepreneurial intent: a twelve-country evaluation of Ajzen's model of planned behaviour
    Engle, R.L.; Dimitriadi, N.; Gavidia, J.E.; Schlaegel, C.; Delanoe, S.; Alvarado, I.; He, X.; Buame, S.; Wolff, B.
  • Organizational justice and employee responses to employment equity
    Esterhuizen, W.; Martins, N.
  • Cognitive style and innovation in organizations
    Ettlie, J.; Groves, K.; Vance, C.; Hess, L.G.
  • Beyond entrepreneurial intentions: values and motivations in entrepreneurship
    Fayolle, A.; Liñán, F.; Moriano, J.A.
  • Financial advisory and intermediate services, approved financial services providers
  • Effects of procedural and distributive justice on reactions to pay raise decisions
    Folger, R.; Konovsky, M.A.
  • Organizational embeddedness as a mediator between justice and in-role performance
    Ghosh, D.; Sekiguchi, T.; Gurunathan, L.
  • Perceived organizational support, organizational justice and employee entrepreneurial behavior: mediating role of trust
    Haq, M.A.; Khalid, S.; Usman, M.
  • Johannesburg and its epidemics: can we learn from history?
    Harrison, P.
  • Assessing a measurement of organizational preparedness for corporate entrepreneurship
    Hornsby, J.S.; Kuratko, D.F.; Holt, D.T.; Wales, W.J.
  • From personal values to entrepreneurial intention: a systematic literature review
    Hueso, J.A.; Jaén, I.; Liñán, F.
  • Conceptualizing corporate entrepreneurship strategy
    Ireland, R.D.; Covin, J.G.; Kuratko, D.F.
  • Entrepreneurship in Africa, part 1: entrepreneurial dynamics in Africa
    Jones, P.; Maas, G.; Dobson, S.; Newbery, R.; Agyapong, D.; Matlay, H.
  • Interpersonal trust within negotiations: meta-analytic evidence, critical contingencies, and directions for future research
    Kong, D.T.; Dirks, K.T.; Ferrin, D.L.
  • Competing models of entrepreneurial intentions
    Krueger, N.F.; Reilly, M.; Carsrud, A.
  • Diagnosing a firm's internal environment for corporate entrepreneurship
    Kuratko, D.F.; Hornsby, J.S.; Covin, J.G.
  • Nascent entrepreneurial activity within female ethnic minority groups
    Kwong, C.C.; Thompson, P.; Jones-Evans, D.; Brooksbank, D.
  • Procedural justice as a moderator of the relationship between organizational change intensity and commitment to organizational change
    Lee, K.; Sharif, M.; Scandura, T.; Kim, J.
  • Procedural justice in promotion decisions: using perceptions of fairness to build employee commitment
    Lemons, M.A.; Jones, C.A.
  • What happened to civility? Understanding rude behavior through the lens of organizational justice
    Lilly, J.D.
  • A systematic literature review on entrepreneurial intentions: citation, thematic analyses, and research agenda
    Liñán, F.; Fayolle, A.
  • Development and cross–cultural application of a specific instrument to measure entrepreneurial intentions
    Liñán, F.; Chen, Y.W.
  • Equal opportunity and affirmative action for South African women: a benefit or barrier?
    Mathur-Helm, B.
  • Distributive and procedural justice as predictors of satisfaction with personal and organizational outcomes
    McFarlin, D.B.; Sweeney, P.D.
  • Appreciating the significance of non-significant findings in psychology
    Mehler, D.M.A.; Edelsbrunner, P.A.; Matić, K.
  • Me or we? The role of personality and justice as other- centered antecedents to innovative citizenship behaviors within organizations
    Moon, H.; Kamdar, D.; Mayer, D.M.; Takeuchi, R.
  • The influence of transformational leadership and organizational identification on intrapreneurship
    Moriano, J.A.; Molero, F.; Topa, G.; Mangin, J.P.L.
  • Justice as a mediator of the relationship between methods of monitoring and organizational citizenship behavior
    Niehoff, B.P.; Moorman, R.H.
  • One foot in Babylon, the other in a startup: the influence of job and employment alternatives on joiner commitment
    Noack, D.; Miller, D.R.; Guidice, R.M.
  • Perceptions of organizational justice, restorative organizational justice and their relatedness to perceptions of organizational attractiveness
    Pilvinyte, M.
  • Innovation through intrapreneuring
    Pinchot, G.
  • Sources of method bias in social science research and recommendations on how to control it
    Podsakoff, P.M.; Mackenzie, S.B.; Podsakoff, N.P.
  • A multilevel examination of the antecedents of procedural, distributive, and restorative justice expectations and related outcomes in the context of strong preferential selection in South Africa
    Ramsay, L.J.
  • Examining the relationship between creativity and innovation: a meta-analysis of organizational, cultural, and environmental factors
    Sarooghi, H.; Libaers, D.; Burkemper, A.
  • International assignments of employees and entrepreneurial intentions: the mediating role of human capital, social capital and career prospects
    Schlepphorst, S.; Koetter, E.C.; Werner, A.; Soost, C.; Moog, P.
  • Organization structure and fairness perceptions: the moderating effects of organizational level
    Schminke, M.; Cropanzano, R.; Rupp, D.E.
  • Strategic entrepreneurship: mapping a research field
    Schröder, K.; Tiberius, V.; Bouncken, R.B.; Kraus, S.
  • The effects of emotional intelligence and organizational justice on job satisfaction, caring climate, and criminal investigation officers' performance
    Sembiring, N.; Nimran, U.; Astuti, E.S.; Utami, H.N.
  • Why managers should care about fairness: the effects of aggregate justice perceptions on organizational outcomes
    Simons, T.; Roberson, Q.
  • Method variance in organizational research truth or urban legend?
    Spector, P.E.
  • The influence of organizational justice on job performance: the mediating effect of affective commitment
    Swalhi, A.; Zgoulli, S.; Hofaidhllaoui, M.
  • What drives learning orientation in fast growth SMEs?
    Swee, L.T.C.; Smyrnios, K.; Xiong, L.
  • Distributive and procedural justice as related to satisfaction and commitment
    Tang, T.L.P.; Sarsfield-Baldwin, L.J.
  • Individual entrepreneurial intent: construct clarification and development of an internationally reliable metric
    Thompson, E.R.
  • Antecedents of entrepreneurial employee activity: does gender play a role?
    Turro, A.; Noguera, M.; Urbano, D.
  • Wealth inequality and entrepreneurial activity in South Africa
    Urban, B.
  • Corporate sustainability: a focus on entrepreneurship, collaboration and regulation in the South African healthcare industry
    Urban, B.; Maboko, P.
  • Open countries have strong science
    Wagner, C.S.; Jonkers, K.
  • Entrepreneurial orientation, learning orientation, and firm performance
    Wang, C.L.
  • Institutional perspectives on entrepreneurial behaviour in challenging environments
    Welter, F.; Smallbone, D.
  • Making it personal: opportunity individuation and the shaping of opportunity beliefs
    Wood, M.S.; McKelvie, A.; Haynie, J.M.
  • Can incivility inhibit intrapreneurship?
    Yariv, I.; Galit, K.
  • Part I: the evolution and contributions of corporate entrepreneurship research
    Zahra, S.A.; Randerson, K.; Fayolle, A.