Procedural justice influencing affective commitment: mediating role of organizational trust and job satisfaction

Purpose This paper aims to examine the effect of procedural justice on affective commitment, through the mediating of organizational trust and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 305 executives working in eight large cement organizations through a standardized questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modelling and mediation analysis were performed to examine the relationship. Findings Procedural justice significantly influenced job satisfaction and organizational trust directly. Organizational trust and job satisfaction are partially mediated by organizational justice and affective commitment. Interestingly, procedural justice does not influence affective commitment directly. Originality/value Procedural justice and affective commitment are crucial aspects of an organization. Limited research has been conducted linking procedural justice, organizational trust, job satisfaction and affective commitment. This study was conducted in the South Asian country of India, where power-distance prevails