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The Effects Of Justice And Cooperation On Team Effectiveness

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

This study investigates the relation between two distributive justice rules (equity and equality) and team effectiveness, and the relation between procedural justice (PJ) and team effectiveness. The extent to which cooperation mediates these relations is examined. Results from 132 teams working on an interdependent task indicate that teams operating under equality rules were more cooperative, which led to fewer errors and better quality. Results also indicate that teams exposed to higher PJ were more cooperative. The increased cooperation in teams exposed to higher PJ led to better quality and higher ratings of team viability; these effects occurred regardless of whether an equity rule or an equality rule was used to allocate rewards. Areas for future research and implications for team rewards are discussed.

Key Words: procedural justice • teams • cooperation • rewards

Small Group Research, Vol. 34, No. 1, 74-100 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1046496402239578


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