Pitfalls of administering justice in an inconsistent world
Some reflections on the consistency rule
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12169166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Patient (0000-0002-6248-5328, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, corresponding author), David L Patient |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1008-1012 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Organizational Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-3796 • E-ISSN: 1099-1379 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/job.752 |
| OpenAlex | W1978159494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The unique legal context investigated by Stein, Steinley, and Cropanzano (this issue) highlights important challenges facing decision makers charged with administering justice in turbulent environments. First, rules may need to be adapted to new information and changed circumstances. Second, consistency over time can compete with altruistic motives, moral convictions, and other important principles. Third, decisionmakers may face demands from multiple audiences to re‐interpret a rule in ways that are harsher, more lenient, or otherwise different than previously warranted. Since managers in other organizational settings can also face strong pressures to change over time how they interpret and apply rules, the legal context highlights important aspects of fairness that can compete with consistency over time, and that merit further investigation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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| Citations per year | 0.27 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2020 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |