The relationship between organizational justice and organizational alienation

The main purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between organizational justice and organizational alienation. In this study, it was also aimed to determine employees' perceptions of organizational justice and organizational alienation levels and whether there is a difference in organizational justice and organizational alienation levels in terms of demographic characteristics. For this purpose, the questionnaire which is a data collection tool consisting of personal information form, organizational justice scale and organizational alienation scale, was applied to 364 employees working in the private sector in Niğde in 2023. The analysis of the data was carried out through statistical package programs. As a result of the research, it was concluded that employees' perceptions of organizational justice were at a medium level and organizational alienation were at a low level. In this study, it was also determined that there was a negative relationship between organizational alienation and organizational justice, and that distributive and transactional justice dimensions of organizational justice had no effect on organizational alienation, while interaction justice had a negative effect on organizational alienation. In terms of sub-dimensions, significant negative relationships were found between the variables at various levels. In addition, it was determined in the study that the participants' perceptions of organizational justice did not differ according to their age, marital status, position and working time in the organization, while there were differences in their perceptions of organizational justice according to their gender and education level. Finally, it was found that there were no differences in the organizational alienation levels of the participants according to their working time in the organization, while there were differences according to their age, gender, marital status, educational status and position. The findings were discussed in the context of the literature. Keywords: Organizational justice, Organizational alienation, Demographic characteristics