The Relative Importance of the Dimensions of Organizational Justice at Iranian Public Organization's Compensation System

Abstract

As human resources have become viewed as more critical to organizational success, many organizations have realized that it is the people in an organization that can provide a competitive advantage (Gratton, 1998, pp: 13-14). Some ways that human resources become a competitive advantage are through attracting and retaining employees with unique professional and technical capabilities, investing in training and development of those employees, and compensating them in ways that keep them competitive with their counterparts in other organizations (Barney & Wright, 1998, pp: 31-46).The aim of this study is to find the relative importance and prioritization of organizational justice dimensions in Iranian public organization's compensation system. The research method is a descriptive one-and simple stratified random sampling was applied in selecting the sample population and then based on Morgan's sample volume formula 150 questionnaires were distributed. The validity of the study was confirmed through using expert support and questionnaires, reliability and measuring Cranach's alpha (=./83). For data analysis the relative importance technique was applied. The finding of this research indicate that distributive justice ( 2 =./295) has the highest relative importance and has the greatest effect on the effectiveness of human resources management in the research findings some recommendations are provided to improve the justice perception in compensation system in public organizations.