JURNAL MANAJEMEN BISNIS
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026): September

Organizational Justice and Quiet Quitting among University Lecturers: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

Ilham Safar (Universitas Fajar, Makassar, Indonesia)
Wahyu (Universitas Fajar, Makassar, Indonesia)
Muh. Asdar (Universitas Wirabhakti, Makassar, Indonesia)
Finriyani Arifin (Badan Perencanaan Riset dan Inovasi Daerah, Kabupaten Selayar, Indonesia)
Nasyirah Nurdin (Universitas Fajar, Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of Organizational Justice on Quiet Quitting, while investigating the mediating role of Employee Engagement. A quantitative research design was employed using a survey of 175 lecturers from private universities. Data were analyzed using PLS-SEM with SmartPLS 4. The findings indicate that organizational justice significantly enhances employee engagement and simultaneously reduces lecturers’ tendency toward quiet quitting. Employee engagement also significantly decreases quiet quitting and partially mediates the relationship between organizational justice and quiet quitting, demonstrating that fair organizational practices influence lecturers’ workplace behaviour both directly and indirectly through stronger psychological attachment to their work. The findings further suggest that strengthening organizational justice through transparent governance, equitable workload distribution, objective performance evaluation, and supportive organizational practices represents an effective strategy for enhancing lecturers’ engagement and minimizing quiet quitting in private universities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JMB

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Manajemen, Bisnis pertama kali diterbitkan pada tahun 2014. Jurnal Manajemen Bisnis adalah jurnal ilmiah yang memuat artikel-artikel studi baik empiris maupun konseptual yang berkaitan dengan Keuangan, Pemasaran, Sumberdaya Manusia, Operasional, Strategi, Sistem Informasi , e-Business dan ...