The Open Management Journal

2011, 4 : 28-38
Published online 2011 December 19. DOI: 10.2174/1874948801104010028
Publisher ID: TOMANAJ-4-28

Managerial Practices for Increasing Perceived Fairness in Interorganizational Projects

Bhaskar Prasad , Rudy Martens and Paul Matthyssens
404, Mytri Palace, 6th Main, 20th Cross, N.S. Palya, BTM 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560076, India

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to identify which managerial practices are required to achieve perceived fairness. The paper is based on a literature review and a dyadic case study on an innovative development project. The analysis shows how perceived fairness can be stimulated by managerial practices. It emphasizes the importance of attending to the multiple dimensions of perceived fairness in the concesption and execution of these managerial practices. The paper contributes to the literature on fairness and organization by offering a testable framework in which the concept of perceived fairness is refined.

Keywords:

Inter-organizational projects, Managerial practices, Perceived fairness.