PROCEDURAL JUSTICE AND WORKERS BEHAVIOUR OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined procedural justice and workers behaviour of manufacturing companies in South-South Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 135 registered manufacturing companies in South-South Nigeria. A sample size of 389 respondents (employees) was used for the study. The sample size was determined using the Taro Yamene’s formula. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from the respondents. The data collected were presented and analyzed using percentage and frequency analysis, mean and standard deviation, while the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient and partial corelation analysis were used to test the formulated hypotheses. The SPSS version 22.0 was used to aid the analysis. The findings revealed that there is positive and significant relationship between procedural justice and workers behaviour (organizational citizenship behaviour, workers commitment and employee work attendance). Based on the findings, it was concluded that procedural justice has a significant positive relationship with workers behaviour. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that management team of manufacturing companies in South-South Nigeria should ensure that there is distributive in their organization as it would motivate workers to exhibit good behavior at work.