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The Roles of Procedural and Distributive Justice in Logistics Outsourcing Relationships
Author(s) -
Hofer Adriana Rossiter,
Knemeyer A. Michael,
Murphy Paul R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of business logistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2158-1592
pISSN - 0735-3766
DOI - 10.1111/j.2158-1592.2012.01052.x
Subject(s) - outsourcing , business , distributive justice , procedural justice , distributive property , incentive , key (lock) , industrial organization , marketing , process management , economic justice , microeconomics , psychology , economics , computer science , neuroscience , pure mathematics , perception , mathematics , computer security
In this paper, the effects of two dimensions of justice—procedural and distributive—on key attitudinal and behavioral elements of logistics outsourcing relationships are investigated. The findings suggest that the fairness of policies adopted by a third‐party logistics provider (3PL) and respective outcomes nurtures a customer's trust in and long‐term orientation toward the relationship with a 3PL . In such a relationship climate, patterns of cooperative behavior take place, providing an incentive for a 3PL to proactively pursue operational improvements.