The veil of ignorance has been used often as a tool for recommending what justice requires with respect to the distribution of wealth. We complete Harsanyi’s model of the veil of ignorance by appending information permitting interpersonal comparability of welfare. We show that the veil-of-ignorance conception of John Harsanyi, so completed, and Ronald Dworkin’s, when modeled formally, recommend...

Through literature review, interviews and open questionnaires, we develop a Middle School Principals’ Moral Leadership Scale (SPMLS) which suits the Chinese cultural background. Exploratory Factor Analysis ( EFA) of a sample of 92 valid questionnaires shows that the moral leadership of middle school principals takes on a clear five-dimensioned model with factors named Fairness and Justice, Inte...

The veil of ignorance has been used often as a tool for recommending what justice requires with respect to the distribution of wealth. We complete Harsanyi’s model of the veil of ignorance by appending information permitting interpersonal comparability of welfare. We show that the veil-of-ignorance conception of John Harsanyi, so completed, and Ronald Dworkin’s, when modeled formally, recommend...

In postconflict zones, both aid and military personnel face chronic stress, including boredom, isolation, family separation, and difficult living conditions, plus the intra-organizational and interpersonal frictions found in all work settings. Australian Army reservists (N = 350) were surveyed during and after peacekeeping in the Solomon Islands. Most respondents reported having a positive expe...

In the medical profession, receiving a request for medical management from a colleague is a routine experience. However, when the colleague is a family member of a patient and the desired or requested medical intervention is not medically indicated in the attending physician's view, the situation becomes more complicated. Ethical issues include respect for patient autonomy and social justice as...

Title of dissertation: BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES OF INTERPERSONAL AGGRESSION AT WORK: A MEDIATED AND MODERATED MODEL Jana Lee Raver, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Dissertation directed by: Dr. Michele J. Gelfand Department of Psychology Interpersonal aggression at work is abundant, yet despite the importance of this topic for employees’ well being, systematic research on aggression in organizational set...

Knowledge has become the key to success in the global knowledge economy, not only for organizations, but also in virtual communities of practice (VCoPs). Themajor challenge in sustaining a VCoP is acquiring knowledge spontaneously frommembers. This challenge leads to our research question: what encourages VCoP members to voluntarily and continuously helpone another through continuous knowledge-...

Service companies often face complaints due to the challenges of providing standardized services. Unlike manufacturers that produce products using machines, service are more susceptible consumer complaints. Procedural justice and interpersonal factors determine success rate complaint handling. This study aims examine impact procedural on satisfaction through The adopted a quantitative approach ...