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Equity versus equality norms of justice and organisational commitment: the moderating role of gender Cover

Equity versus equality norms of justice and organisational commitment: the moderating role of gender

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|Dec 2017

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Moderating effect of gender on the relationship between equity perceptions and affective commitment.

Figure 2

Moderating effect of gender on the relationship between equity perceptions and normative commitment.

Figure 3

Moderating effects of gender on the relationship between equality perceptions and affective commitment.

Descriptive statistics and correlations among variables used in the study

VariablesMeansGenderSalaryEquityEqualityAffective
PerceptionPerceptionCommitment
Gender0.660.48
Salary importance1.610.650.15

p < 0.001

Equity perceptions3.031.05–0.09

p < 0.05

0.11

p < 0.05

Equality perceptions2.820.87–0.02–0.010.19

p < 0.001

Affective commitment3.540.88–0.040.18

p < 0.001

0.41

p < 0.001

0.05
Normative commitment2.650.91–0.040.10

p < 0.05

0.36

p < 0.001

0.14

p < 0.001

0.56

p < 0.001

Results of the moderated regression analysis on affective commitment and normative commitment: effect of equity norms

Affective CommitmentNormative Commitment
VariablesModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3
btbTbtbtbtbt
Salary0.194.14

p < 0.001

0.143.36

p < 0.001

0.153.48

p < 0.001

0.112.33

p < 0.01

0.071.520.071.61
Gender (male = 0; female = 1)–0.071.42–0.020.54–0.423.36

p < 0.001

–0.061.21–0.020.44–0.423.23

p < 0.001

Equity0.409.40

p < 0.001

–0.040.290.357.89

p < 0.001

–0.090.67
Gender × equity0.583.37

p < 0.001

0.593.26

p < 0.001

DR20.040.150.020.010.120.02
F8.90

p < 0.001

88.36

p < 0.001

11.33

p < 0.001

3.09

p < 0.05

62.23

p < 0.001

10.65

p < 0.001

Results of the moderated regression analysis on affective commitment and normative commitment: effect of equality norms

Affective CommitmentNormative Commitment
VariablesModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3
btbTbtbtbtbt
Salary0.204.25

p < 0.001

0.204.25

p < 0.001

0.214.47

p < 0.001

0.112.25

p < 0.05

0.112.28

p < 0.05

0.112.32

p < 0.05

Gender (male = 0; female = 1)–0.061.39–0.061.37–0.463.02

p < 0.01

–0.061.29–0.061.23–0.150.99
Equality0.051.03–0.352.29

p < 0.01

0.142.99

p < 0.01

0.040.29
Gender × equality0.562.73

p < 0.01

0.130.64
DR20.040.000.020.010.020.00
F9.30

p < 0.001

1.067.47

p < 0.001

3.00

p < 0.05

8.91

p < 0.01

0.41
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijm-2017-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2451-2834 | Journal ISSN: 1649-248X
Language: English
Page range: 206 - 220
Published on: Dec 29, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2017 Nagarajan Ramamoorthy, Donna Stringer, published by Irish Academy of Management
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