Henry was expecting to be promoted to shift supervisor,but George was promoted instead.Henry felt that although he and George both had outstanding performance appraisals,he should have gotten the promotion because he was hired two years before George.Seniority should be the deciding factor in promotion decisions in Henry's point of view,and he doesn't understand why a less-senior employee should be promoted ahead of him.Henry's sense of unfairness about the promotion can be defined as
A) distributive injustice.
B) violation of good faith and fair dealing.
C) procedural injustice.
D) lack of due process.

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Henry's perception of unfairness is due to the process used to make the promotion decision, rather than a perceived lack of fairness in the outcome itself (A) or a violation of the employment agreement (B). There is no indication that a lack of due process (D) is a factor in the situation.

Henry Was Expecting to Be Promoted to Shift Supervisor,but George