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

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|Dec 2017

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Figure 1

Moderating effect of gender on the relationship between equity perceptions and affective commitment.
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.
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.
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
Published by: Irish Academy of Management
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 times per year

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