Distributive justice in performance appraisal and healthcare workforce retention: the interplay of trust and value congruence

Prior research highlights the importance of justice in performance appraisals, but the mechanisms linking these perceptions to employee outcomes remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining its impact on job embeddedness through the serial mediating roles of trust in management and value congruence. The findings advance organizational justice theory and shed light on key drivers of employee retention.