Examining the influence of workplace fairness on employee citizenship conduct in SIPCOT industrial units

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai, India.
² Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai, India.
³ Assistant Professor (SG), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai, India.

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Published online: 16 April 2026

Abstract

The mediating role of workplace fairness on employee citizenship conduct in SIPCOT industrial units is examined in this study. It represents a significant segment of Tamil Nadu's manufacturing sector. The survey conducted here has larger skilled labour (68.5%) respondents with supervisory (24%) and managerial (7.5%) levels too. Further, as per the survey results, 52 percent respondents' organizational units contain 200-500 employees. 387 respondents represent the population of SIPCOT industrial workers across multiple manufacturing sectors including automotive, pharmaceutical, textile, and electronics industries. The organizational fairness and employee citizenship behaviour is measured using Colquitt's Organizational Justice Scale (Distributive, Procedural, and Interactional Justice) and organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale (Altruism, Courtesy, Sportsmanship, Conscientiousness, and Civic Virtue). In addition demographic and workplace characteristic variables are utilized to understand employee perceptions of fairness and its impact on extra-role behaviours. The structural equation modelling analysis is done through Smart PLs 4.0. The key findings in this study includes, a direct positive relationship exists between workplace fairness dimensions and employee citizenship conduct. A strong correlation exists between distributive fairness and helping behaviors, positive relationship between procedural fairness and compliance behaviors, and a significant association between interactional fairness and voluntary participation behaviors among SIPCOT industrial employees.