The Relationship between Organizational Justice and Career Satisfaction: A Korean Public Sector Study

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between organizational justice and career satisfaction of employees in the public sector of South Korea. A total of 279 employees in six public organizations in South Korea participated in this research. A hierarchical multiple regression was tested to identify the impact of three dimensions of organizational justice on career satisfaction. While distributive justice and procedural justice were found to be significant, interactional justice was found to be non-significant. In terms of standardized coefficients, procedural justice accounted for the variance in career satisfaction more than distributive justice did. The findings of this study were discussed in detail, comparing them with previous research. The primary theoretical implication of this study lies in investigating three dimensions of organizational justice as the antecedents of career satisfaction within a study in order to integrate organizational justice and career development research. Human resource practitioners should facilitate fair decision-making processes and provide various career development opportunities to improve employees’ career satisfaction in the organization.