The Effect of Organizational Culture on Perception of Organizational Justice: Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange and Perception of Organizational Favouritism

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of leader-member exchange and perception of organizational favoritism in the impact of organizational culture sub-dimensions on perceptions of organizational justice. For this purpose, the research was conducted with the participation of 327 employees at the Türasaş Sivas Regional Directorate. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses of the research model, which was constructed in accordance with the theoretical framework. The effects of organizational culture sub-dimensions on perceptions of organizational justice were examined as the main independent variables. It was found that clan orientation, supportive orientation, and growth orientation had positive and statistically significant effects on employees' perceptions of organizational justice, while normative orientation and hierarchical orientation had no effect on perceptions of organizational justice. With the inclusion of the mediating variables leader-member exchange and perception of organizational favoritism in the model, the direct effects of clan orientation and supportive orientation on perceptions of organizational justice were eliminated, and leader-member exchange assumed a full mediating role in this relationship. When examining the impact of growth orientation on perceptions of organizational justice, the mediating variables of leader-member exchange were found to have a positive and negative mediating role, both partially and jointly. The results indicate that an organization's cultural values are a significant factor in determining employees' perceptions of organizational justice. It was determined that employees' interactions with their leaders increase their perceptions of organizational justice, while perceived favoritism decreases their perceptions of organizational justice. The study's findings provide several recommendations for business managers and researchers.