ABSTRACT
Chapter 8, by far the biggest chapter in the book, describes the ubiquitous role of individual- and organizational-level values in guiding ethical behavior, as well as values at the macrolevel which systemically shape national social policy and play a determinative role in creating many aspects of economic and social injustice. The ephemeral way in which I-O psychology studies organizational justice is criticized and compared with articulated models of justice specified in moral philosophy and other social sciences (cf. Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, John Rawls, Brian Barry, Armatya Sen). Perspectives from the political economy are introduced by discussing conceptions of justice from Libertarian, Socialist and contemporary Liberal points of view. Empirical evidence of profound and widespread income and wealth inequities is presented, as well as a discussion of pertinent causes and consequences relevant to I-O psychology.
