Subordinate-Supervisor Demographic And Perceived Value Similarity: Relationships To Subordinate Perceptions Of Organizational Justice

SUBORDINATE-SUPERVISOR DEMOGRAPHIC AND PERCEIVED VALUESIMILARITY: RELATIONSHIPS TO SUBORDINATE PERCEPTIONS OFORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICEby CHARLES LEVI WELLS, IVMay 2013Advisor:SebastianoFisicaro, Ph.DMajor: Psychology (Industrial/Organizational)Degree: Doctor of PhilosophyThe purpose of this study was to examine the empirical relationship between subordinate-supervisor demographic and value similarity with subordinate perceptions of organizationaljustice using three structural equation models. The first model indicated that subordinate-supervisor demographic and value similarity were directly related to subordinate perceptions oforganizational justice (Direct Model). The second model indicated that subordinate perceivedvalue similarity with their supervisor mediated the relationship between the subordinate-supervisor demographic similarity and subordinate perceptions of organizational justice(Mediated Model). The last model indicated subordinate perceived value similarity with their supervisor moderated the relationship between subordinate-supervisor demographic similarity and subordinate perceptions of organizational justice (Moderated Model).Neither the mediatornor the moderator models were supported by the data. However, the direct model receivedpartial support when a relationship was found between subordinate-supervisor value similarity and subordinate perceptions of organizational justice across all three organizational justice