The Bright Side of Nostalgia: Workplace Ostracism as a Response to Interactional Injustice and Workplace Nostalgia

Abstract

Involvement of employees in decision-making along with fair treatment boosts their sense of connectedness for an organization which seems impossible in case of interactional injustice. The study aims to investigate the effect of interactional injustice on workplace ostracism in the presence of workplace nostalgia as a mediator. The study used a cross-sectional approach to accumulate the data from bank employees. The areas selected for the particular study are the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The study is survey-oriented and 318 banking employees participated from different branches of 6 banks operating within twin cities. The collected data is analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Generated results disclosed the significant correlation between Interactional Injustice, Workplace Ostracism, and Workplace Nostalgia. Furthermore, outcomes revealed workplace nostalgia as a significant mediating variable in the relationship between Interactional Injustice and workplace Ostracism. Managers can encourage the practices of workplace nostalgia to develop a sense of belongingness in newly hired employees. The study will facilitate researchers, scholars, and practitioners to investigate relational features of association that exists between the variables that impact several outcomes at the workplace. 

      Keywords: Interactional Injustice, Workplace Ostracism, Workplace Nostalgia, Organizational Justice, Organizational Behavior, Employee satisfaction.