Although there is a growing applicant reactions literature, relatively little work has addressed the role of personality in applicant perceptions. Using a sample of actual law enforcement applicants (N5120), we studied the relationship between Big Five personality measured before a written test and applicants’ post-test fairness perceptions, perceptions of themselves, and perceptions of the hir...

In this paper we experimentally study the effects of fairness, spite, and reputation formation on conflict. We show that fairness preferences are a potential source of conflict and that intentions play an important role in the perception of fairness. Further, we show that feelings of spite may affect the occurrence of conflict. Finally, we study reputation formation as a possible source of conf...

This paper outlines an approach to perceptions of fairness that extends beyond the usual emphasis on the overall balance of what each person does. The emphasis falls instead on perceptions of fairness associated with particular tasks and particular procedures (ways of achieving a task division or a redistribution of tasks). The approach is illustrated by the summarized results of a series of st...

While professionals are increasingly relying on algorithmic systems for making a decision, some occasions, decisions may be perceived as biased or not just.  Prior work has looked into the perception of decision-making from user's point view. In this work, we investigate how students in fields adjacent to algorithm development perceive FATE decision-making. Participants (N=99) were asked rate t...

Equity is defined as a correlation between person’s merits and their remuneration. This article deals with social labor equity, regarding it subjective assessment of the ratio wages to employees’ physical and/or intellectual effort. The aims determine academic teaching staff pay equity. An empirical study semi-formalized expert research method was carried out 86 four Russian universities. A ser...

One of the debates in the relational demography literature is the question of whether members of dominant and subordinate groups have different organizational experiences when they are in the numerical minority (Riordan, 2000). Status characteristics theory suggests that group status should matter such that members of dominant groups have relatively positive experiences in minority situations c...