Abstract

This study investigated the influence of perceived organizational justice on work enthusiasm among Federal Road Safety personnel in North-Central, Nigeria. Cross-sectional survey was employed to sample three hundred and eighty four (384) personnel from two Zonal Commands (RS4 and RS7) of the Federal Road Safety Corps in North Central, Nigeria. A questionnaire that measured perceived organizational justice (distributive, procedural and interactional justices) and work enthusiasm was used for data collection. A multifaceted hypothesis was tested using linear multiple regression analysis. Results show a significant joint influence of the three dimensions of perceived organizational justice (distributive, procedural and interactional justices), R= 0.58, R2=0.340, (F(3, 316) = 62.04; p< 0.001) on work enthusiasm. Independently, two of the three dimensions of perceived organizational justice (i.e., distributive (β = 0.509; p < 0.001) and interactional (β = 0.156; P < 0.01) contributed significantly to work enthusiasm, while procedural justice (β = -0.031; P > 0.05) did not contribute significantly to work enthusiasm. The study concludes that perception of organizational justice affects work enthusiasm. It is recommended that in order to enhance the work enthusiasm of personnel, Federal Road Safety Corps must first of all imbibe the principle of fairness in the distribution of organizational resources. It is also expedient for FRSC to be fair all times in interpersonal treatment of staff.