Examining The Influence Of Workplace Fairness On Employee Citizenship Conduct In SIPCOT Industrial Units

Abstract

The study, conducted with the aim to examine the mediating role of workplace fairness on employee citizenship conduct in SIPCOT industrial units, represents a significant segment of Tamil Nadu's manufacturing sector. 68.5 percent respondents represent the skilled worker category of the units, 24 percent represent supervisory levels, and 7.5 percent constitute management personnel. As per the survey results, 52 percent respondents' organizational units contain 200-500 employees. 387 respondents represent the population of SIPCOT industrial workers across multiple manufacturing sectors including automotive, pharmaceutical, textile, and electronics industries. Smart PLS 4.0 has been used in the study to analyze structural equation modeling. In order to measure organizational fairness and employee citizenship behavior, Colquitt's Organizational Justice Scale (Distributive, Procedural, and Interactional Justice) and organizational  Citizenship Behavior Scale (Altruism, Courtesy, Sportsmanship, Conscientiousness, and Civic Virtue) have been utilized along with demographic and workplace characteristic variables to understand employee perceptions of fairness and its impact on extra-role behaviors. Research findings indicate a direct positive relationship between workplace fairness dimensions and employee citizenship conduct. Strong correlation exists between distributive fairness and helping behaviors, positive relationship between procedural fairness and compliance behaviors, and significant association between interactional fairness and voluntary participation behaviors among SIPCOT industrial employees.