The effect of personality characteristics on organizational justice perceptions of health sector employees

Main purpose of this study is to identify the effect of personality characteristics on organizational justice perceptions. In this context, big five personality characteristics and organizational justice perception were handled in the study as main determiners. Accordingly, the relationship between the organizational justice perception and big five personality characteristics, whether big five personality characteristics have an effect on organizational justice perception, sub-dimensions of organizational justice perception and the relationship between sub-dimensions of big five personality characteristics and organizational justice perception were analysed. Sample of the studies consisted of 400 health sector employees working in 2 different Public institutions in Usak province. A questionnaire form including the statements about demographic information, personality characteristics, and organizational justice perceptions was applied to the employees. Study results were analysed by SPSS package programme. Frequency analysis, reliability analysis, normality test, factor analysis, correlation analysis, t-test, one-way analysis of variance and regression analysis were used in data analysis. As a result of the correlation analysis, a significant relationship was identified between the organizational justice and personality. As a result of t-test and Anova analysis, significant difference was observed between the sub-dimensions of the organizational justice and the personality characteristics in terms of age, marital status, term of employment and professional position variables in some dimensions. However, as a result of regression analysis, the model which consisted of the sub-dimensions of organizational justice and personality characteristics was identified to be significant as a whole. According to the obtained findings, it can be said that the dimensions which are most effective personality characteristics on organizational justice perceptions of health sector employees are extraversion and agreeableness.