Abstract

The study investigates the impact of distributive justice on trust in leader and employee turnover intention in organisations. The paper also tests Islamic work ethics and organizational culture as moderators. Data was collected from 176 respondents working in telecom sector. Self-administered questionnaire was used for the purpose of data collection. Results show that distributive justice is positively correlated with trust in leader, but negatively correlated with employee turnover intention. Islamic work ethics acts as a moderator between distributive justice and trust in leader. Distributive justice–trust in leader relationship was strong when Islamic work ethics was high. It also acts as a moderator between distributive justice and employee turnover intention. Distributive justice–employee turnover intention was weak when Islamic work ethics were high. Organizational culture acts as a moderator between distributive justice and trust in leader. Distributive justice–trust in leader relationship was strong when organizational culture was high. However, contrary to our hypothesis, organizational culture does not act as a moderator between distributive justice and employee turnover intention. Managerial implication and research limitations are also discussed.

Keywords

Distributive Justice; Trust in leader; Employee Turnover Intention; Islamic Work Ethics; Organizational Culture.