Alex Fradera writes in his post driven away by hypocrisy that interpersonal justice, treating others with care and respect, can lead to favorable interactions and higher engagement but that it’s important to watch out for hypocrisy. He refers to a study by Rebecca Greenbaum, Mary Mawritz, and Ronald Piccolo where they examined the impact when managerial mistreatment also was seen as a hypocritical one.
They discovered higher levels of hypocrisy were associated with greater turnover intentions. The conclusion is that “the promise of interpersonal justice expectation adds insult to injury as subordinates realize that their leader’s behavior deviates from the dignified and respectful behavior they promote.”
Alex concludes with, “From the employee point of view, if you’re going to work with a devil, better one you know.“
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