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by
Harroll J. Ingram, JR
University of Phoenix
January 2009
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ABSTRACT
Surveys released in 2007 reported that only 57% of Homeland Security employees were
satisfied with their jobs and only 67.5% of employees across the Federal Government
rated their jobs as satisfactory (Losey, 2007). This quantitative correlational study
addressed the problem that leader’s use of hiring and promoting practices may influence
employee perceptions of fairness and morale. The study, conducted with civilian
transparency, employee perceptions of fairness, and employee morale. The results of the
current research study revealed a strong correlation between hiring and promoting
findings indicated that increased transparency in hiring and promoting processes can
Summary
fairness concerning organizational hiring and promoting practices, and employee morale.
Sixty-four Federal employees were surveyed to address the research hypotheses and
research questions posed in the current research study. The results of the data analyses of
the responses given by the 64 subjects supported the hypotheses that a correlation exists
between employee perceptions of fairness concerning leaders’ use of fair hiring and
fairness.
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The implications derived from the results of the current research study suggested
that changes in leadership practices designed to foster employee fairness perceptions and
organizational transparency and morale might foster open communication and trust and
organizational lawsuits might result in lower tax debt for the USA and lower tax burdens
Future research suggested in the current research study included the addition of a
qualitative aspect to the research method. Instrument improvements were also suggested
Increasing the population to improve the significance of the study results was suggested
in chapter five.
Leaders should develop and openly share policies explaining internal controls
governing the organization, take actions to foster employee perceptions of fairness, and
research study (see Appendix G) might curtail any potential negative effects related to