Organizational Justice and Employee Deviant Behavior: the Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction in PT Agrowiratama

Lastri Lastri, Nia Ariyani Erlin

Abstract


Deviant employee behavior is one of the issues that can hinder organizational effectiveness, especially when employees perceive unfairness in the workplace. This study aims to analyze the influence of organizational justice on deviant employee behavior and to examine the role of job satisfaction as a mediating variable at PT Agrowiratama in West Pasaman Regency. This research employs a quantitative approach through a survey involving PT Agrowiratama employees selected using purposive sampling based on research criteria. Data were collected via questionnaire distribution and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with the assistance of SmartPLS. The results of the study indicate that: (1) organizational justice has a significant negative effect on deviant employee behavior; (2) organizational justice has a significant positive effect on job satisfaction; (3) job satisfaction has a significant negative effect on employee deviant behavior; and (4) job satisfaction mediates the relationship between organizational justice and employee deviant behavior. This study reinforces Equity Theory, which explains that perceptions of fairness within an organization play a crucial role in shaping job satisfaction and employee behavior. Therefore, companies are advised to improve fairness in compensation distribution, work procedures, and interpersonal relationships to enhance job satisfaction and minimize deviant behavior in the workplace.

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Deviant Behavior, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Justice

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