The role of trust and organizational justice on the effectiveness of employee voice practices

It is widely accepted in the literature that one of the factors that greatly affects the employment relationship, work group performance and the level of employee involvement and engagement is trust and justice. Thus, one can assume that trust and justice will also play a pivotal role in the creation, design and future success of an employee voice scheme. It is believed that trust and justice can provide a theoretical tool that can explain the different aspects and outcomes of a voice mechanism. Additionally, both have been identified as essential qualities and requirements of any information and consultation initiative (e.g. Kougiannou, Redman and Dietz, 2015). Surprisingly enough, the current literature on the relationship between trust, justice and the effectiveness of employee voice mechanisms is rather slim.

The main purpose of such a research project would be to examine the role of trust and justice on the design of an employee voice mechanism and the impact they have on its success.

Methodology & Methods: Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed methods, Case studies