Influence of Organizational Justice on Managerial Effectiveness in Institutions of Higher Learning

After Independence, Indian higher education sector has observed tremendous growth in the number of universities and colleges. This growth has brought about a shift from collegial to managerial, and management issues that have now become more important and need of the hour for any institution. Thus managerial effectiveness of people in command is now considered a preeminent ingredient of prosperity and endurance for these institutions of higher learning in this competitive era of global scenario. To assess managerial effectiveness one has to understand what influences an employee's behaviour and attitude. Organizational justice is one of those important aspects that are used to explain a staff member's behaviour, like job satisfaction, employee turnover intentions, organizational commitment, etc., which are the prerequisites for managerial effectiveness. This study attempts to measure the impact of organizational justice on managerial effectiveness of managers, like director general, director, principal, and head of departments in institutions of higher learning. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Pearson correlation, structural equation modelling and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used. The findings revealed that faculty's perception of distributive justice and interactional justice has a significant positive influence on managerial effectiveness, while procedural justice did not seem to have a significant positive influence on managerial effectiveness of heads in institutions of higher learning. It is observed that by concentrating on justice issues, institutions and managers may be able to create a healthier and more productive workplace and their overall managerial effectiveness can be enhanced.