Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Management
Advisor
James Brown
Abstract
AbstractThe lived experiences of allied health assistants (AHAs) are not well understood regarding organizational justice (OJ) and their sense of inclusion within their workplace. Although, OJ and inclusion have been an area of study among scholars for over a decade; the amount of literature supporting AHAs perceptions of these constructs is limited. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain a deeper understanding of AHAs’ perceptions of the components of OJ (i.e., distributive, and procedural) and the potential implications for their sense of inclusion. Justice judgment theory provided the theoretical framework for this study. Three primary research questions were proposed: two specifics to the components of OJ and one about inclusion. Data were collected through extensive interviews with 10 licensed AHAs with seven or more years of work experience in healthcare. Data were analyzed, organized, and coded to reveal 10 themes: unsupportive leaders, performance-based recognition, affiliative leaders, accommodative, uncertainty, loyalty to leadership, access to resources, devalued, inspired to engage, and culture of trust. Based on these findings, the social change implications include the creation and implementation of policies that may be used to increase the AHAs’ perception of value to ensure that inclusionary practices are fair and engaging.
Recommended Citation
Wood, Jozette A., "Allied Health Professionals’ Lived Experiences Concerning Organizational Justice and Inclusion" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13919.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13919
