Procedural and Distributive Fairness of Gainsharing Scale
Measures employee perceptions of procedural and distributive justice regarding organizational gainsharing programs.
Scale Development & Technical Details
Scale Overview
The Procedural and Distributive Fairness of Gainsharing Scale was developed by Welbourne, T. M., Balkin, D. B., & Gomez-Mejia, L. R. (1995). It is designed to measure Organizational Justice (Gainsharing Fairness). The scale is intended for use with Employees in organizations with gainsharing programs.
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 15 items organized into 3 factors/subscales: Procedural justice based on rules and administration, Procedural justice based on suggestion committee actions, Distributive justice.
| Factor / Subscale | Items | N |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural justice based on rules and administration | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | 7 |
| Procedural justice based on suggestion committee actions | 8,9,10 | 3 |
| Distributive justice | 11,12,13,14,15 | 5 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.
Response anchors: 1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Neither agree nor disagree, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly agree.
Scoring
Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Procedural justice rules: .71-.90; Suggestion committee: .60; Distributive justice: .73-.86.
Administration
The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.