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Job Satisfaction and Organizational Justice as Predictors of Attitude Concerning Organizational Reform

Zamini, Alireza LU (2014) PSYP01 20141
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The Swedish Institution of Education has recently been under debate. This is partly due to the matter that Swedish pupils’ performances have dramatically worsened. In an international study conducted through the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), scholastic performance scores have dropped from being substantially above average to being below average compared to the 65 other countries involved in the study. To counteract this, the Swedish government implemented in 2013 a multi-billion SEK strategy called the “primary teacher reform” (Förstalärarreformen). However, if it is to be successful it is essential that it is well received as research has shown that employee attitude towards organizational change can often dictate... (More)
The Swedish Institution of Education has recently been under debate. This is partly due to the matter that Swedish pupils’ performances have dramatically worsened. In an international study conducted through the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), scholastic performance scores have dropped from being substantially above average to being below average compared to the 65 other countries involved in the study. To counteract this, the Swedish government implemented in 2013 a multi-billion SEK strategy called the “primary teacher reform” (Förstalärarreformen). However, if it is to be successful it is essential that it is well received as research has shown that employee attitude towards organizational change can often dictate its success. The purpose of the present study was to investigate teacher attitudes toward the primary teacher reform. Based on previous research, the study hypothesis was that teacher perception of organizational justice and level of job satisfaction would be significant predictors of attitude toward reform. A sample of 437 primary school and upper secondary school teachers from across Sweden responded to a questionnaire. Organizational justice was measured using Price and Mueller’s (1986) Distributional Justice Index, Daly’s (1995) Procedural Justice Instrument, and Moorman’s (1991) Interactional Justice Instrument. For the purpose of the study, items measuring “attitude toward reform” and a single-item measurement of job satisfaction were developed. The results of the study were in line with previous research as they accurately predicted attitude toward reform. However, this was in varying degrees, depending on gender and level of school. (Less)
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author
Zamini, Alireza LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYP01 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
organizational justice, job satisfaction, attitude, organizational reform
language
English
id
4645583
date added to LUP
2014-09-15 09:21:13
date last changed
2014-09-15 09:21:13
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  abstract     = {{The Swedish Institution of Education has recently been under debate. This is partly due to the matter that Swedish pupils’ performances have dramatically worsened. In an international study conducted through the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), scholastic performance scores have dropped from being substantially above average to being below average compared to the 65 other countries involved in the study. To counteract this, the Swedish government implemented in 2013 a multi-billion SEK strategy called the “primary teacher reform” (Förstalärarreformen). However, if it is to be successful it is essential that it is well received as research has shown that employee attitude towards organizational change can often dictate its success. The purpose of the present study was to investigate teacher attitudes toward the primary teacher reform. Based on previous research, the study hypothesis was that teacher perception of organizational justice and level of job satisfaction would be significant predictors of attitude toward reform. A sample of 437 primary school and upper secondary school teachers from across Sweden responded to a questionnaire. Organizational justice was measured using Price and Mueller’s (1986) Distributional Justice Index, Daly’s (1995) Procedural Justice Instrument, and Moorman’s (1991) Interactional Justice Instrument. For the purpose of the study, items measuring “attitude toward reform” and a single-item measurement of job satisfaction were developed. The results of the study were in line with previous research as they accurately predicted attitude toward reform. However, this was in varying degrees, depending on gender and level of school.}},
  author       = {{Zamini, Alireza}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Job Satisfaction and Organizational Justice as Predictors of Attitude Concerning Organizational Reform}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}