Data Sheet 1_The mediating role of organizational justice in the relationship between cost consciousness and resource efficiency among human service professionals.pdf

In resource-constrained Human Service Organizations (HSOs), organizational justice may represent a key psychological mechanism linking cost-conscious practices to resource-efficient behaviors.</p>Objective<p>This study examined whether organizational justice explains the association between cost consciousness and resource efficiency among professionals working in Human Service Organizations (HSOs).</p>Methods<p>A cross-sectional survey design was employed with 246 professionals working in public and municipal human service institutions in Türkiye, including social workers, nurses, and administrative personnel.

Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and regression-based mediation analysis with Hayes’ PROCESS Macro (Model 4) and 5,000 bootstrap resamples.</p>Results<p>Cost consciousness was positively associated with both organizational justice perception (β = 0.500, p < 0.001) and resource efficiency (β = 0.466, p < 0.001). Organizational justice was also positively associated with resource efficiency (β = 0.207, p = 0.001).