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Interactional justice

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, interactional justice means: Perceived fairness in the respect, dignity and explanations people receive when decisions are communicated or implemented.

In Turkish: etkileşim adaleti

How it is used

Use for the human treatment surrounding a decision, even when the decision process itself is consistent.

Example sentences

  1. Interactional justice suffered when the manager announced rejected requests with sarcastic comments.

    The concern is disrespectful communication rather than the allocation rule alone.

  2. A private explanation of the changes helped preserve interactional justice during the reorganisation.

    Dignified treatment and adequate information matter alongside the decision itself.

Common collocations

  • perceived interactional justice
  • interactional justice at work
  • emotional intelligenceThe ability to notice, understand and manage your own emotions, and to recognise and respond well to the emotions of other people.
  • transparencyThe practice of sharing information openly and honestly, so that employees, shareholders or the public can see how decisions are made and how the organisation is doing.

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