Addressing Unfairness and Diversifying Benefits in Shipbuilding

The following are two challenges that I would recommend that CEO of Floating Design Shipbuilding address is the perception of unfairness by the organization and the need for the diversification of benefit plans.

Perception of Unfairness

The data from the organization analysis on The Floating Design Shipbuilding demonstrates that the employees perceive that processes and procedures relating to the non-governmental employees have contributed to a culture of unfairness. Among the areas of unfairness, the employees cited includes: performance goals, performance evaluation and rewards, management favoritism, distribution of status and perks, and management’s selection and hiring practices.

Recommendations:

As an I/O Psychologist a rational approach

For example, Gerald Greenberg (2009), a prominent researcher in the field notes that leaders who are perceived as practicing and promoting fairness by their employee’s experience benefits related to the organizations, the employees, and the individual actor’s moral development. Also, research (Deschamps, Rinfret & Fache, 2016) correlates fairness or justice practices a prime factor for creating positive organizational behaviors (Deschamps, Rinfret & Fache, 2016). Other outcomes associated with developing justice in the areas of procedural justice, interpersonal justice, and distributive justice include: “greater trust and commitment, improved job performance, more helpful citizenship behaviors, improved customer satisfaction, and diminished conflict” (Cropanzana, Bowen, & Gilliland, 2007, p. 34). Lastly, the organizational leadership should be cognizant of the leadership approaches that can continual support positive perceptions and relationship with employees. Research maintains when leadership practices that reflect that of a transformational leader, employees tend to express feelings of unfairness to a lesser degree than that of other leadership approaches, and the leader being perceived as fair becomes a mediator for motivating employees (APA, Deschamps).

Employee Pay and Benefits

While Floating Design Shipbuilding offers benefits, the benefits that are currently part of the organization 's benefits package are not diversified enough to meet the unique needs of their employees.