Managing Fairness Concerns in Resource Allocation Decisions: The Case for Transparency

Author

Jared NAI, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
R. KOTHA
J. NARAYANAN
P. PURANAM

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2-2015

Abstract

Organizations keep allocation to peers secret to manage fairness concerns. We propose that secrecy can be self-defeating because people inflate expectations in the mere presence of a peer despite ignorance of allocation to peers.

Discipline

Human Resources Management | Strategic Management Policy

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation; Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Society of Personality and Social Psychology 16th Annual Meeting 2015, February 26-28

City or Country

Long Beach, CA

Citation

Jared NAI; KOTHA, R.; NARAYANAN, J.; and PURANAM, P.. Managing Fairness Concerns in Resource Allocation Decisions: The Case for Transparency. (2015). Society of Personality and Social Psychology 16th Annual Meeting 2015, February 26-28.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5070