The Impact of Organizational Justice on Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Members in Jordanian Universities: A Field Study

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the level of organizational justice practiced by college deans as perceived by faculty members, examine the level of job satisfaction, and to explore the impact of organizational justice on faculty job satisfaction in Jordanian universities. The study sample consisted of 123 faculty members agreed to participate and completed the organizational justice scale and the general satisfaction scale via electronic google forms. The findings showed that the overall level of organizational justice practiced by the dean was high. Interactional justice ranked first followed by procedural justice and distributive justice ranked last and at a moderate level. The results also showed that faculty members reported a high level of satisfaction. In addition, the regression analysis indicated that distributive justice was the strongest predictor of job satisfaction followed by procedural justice, while interactional justice did not make any significant contribution to the final regression model. The two dimensions accounted for over 30% of the total variance in faculty members’ satisfaction. The study concludes that organizational justice plays an important role in enhancing faculty job satisfaction. It recommends strengthening organizational justice practices in Jordanian universities, particularly those related to the equitable distribution of rewards and incentives, promoting transparency in administrative procedures, and enhancing communications between academic leaders and faculty members to foster a ositive and supportive university work environment.