Andrew, an employee at Fulton Corp., arrives late at the office on a Monday morning due to a personal emergency. His manager fires him, although this was the first instance of Andrew arriving late at work. Andrew is upset because some of his other co-workers are chronically late to work, but they have not been fired. In this scenario, Andrew would conclude a lack of ________ in dealing with employees who arrive late at work.
A) arbitration
B) laissez-faire
C) outcome fairness
D) benchmarking
E) interactional justice

Question

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Andrew feels that he has been treated unfairly compared to his co-workers who are also chronically late to work. This is an issue of outcome fairness, which is related to the perceived fairness of the outcome or consequence of a decision. Andrew perceives that the consequences of his lateness (i.e. being fired) are more severe than what is proportionate to the situation, thus leading to a perception of unfairness. The other answer choices are not directly relevant to this scenario.

Andrew, an Employee at Fulton Corp