overviews). When an authority makes a decision that affects someone, people are inclined to assess its fairness or unfairness. These fairness perceptions may have pervasive effects on people's attitudes, values, and behavior (Tyler & Blader, 2003), ultimately having a profound impact on how they feel and react within the context of their social groups (De Cremer & Tyler, 2005; Tyler & Lind, 1992). Fairness has long been considered mainly in terms of distributive fairness, referring to the perception of fairness of received outcomes and resource allocations (Cropanzano & Ambrose, 2001). However, numerous studies have shown that not only tangible outcomes themselves are important, but also the degree to which fair procedures are applied to arrive at those outcomes (Folger & Konovsky,