Managing Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Timothy Baldwin,Bill Bommer,Robert Rubin

Exercise 15

Creating a Culture that People View as Fair
You are a relatively new manager and times are tough at your firm. You know you are going to have to make some really tough decisions regarding promotions, job assignments, bonuses, and even who gets laid off and who stays. When you took your new management position two years ago, the firm was booming, and with ample resources to work with you thought to yourself that you would just give everyone the same rewards and schedules and anything you controlled and that would solve the problem. But now resources are scarce and you are worried that if people view your decisions as unfair you will run the risk of destroying your positive culture and even losing key people. If your goal is to create a fair workplace that is also a productive one, what should you do? What types of standards would you put in place and then how would you decide "who gets what"?