Ethicast: Understanding Organizational Justice

Organizational justice examines whether employees believe the company holds wrongdoers accountable and communicates disciplinary guidelines effectively. When we talk about speak-up culture, the effectiveness of the ethics and compliance program, the power of values-based leadership, and the overall health of a culture of ethics, these things often connect directly back to organizational justice.  

In this episode, Malthe Helt, Culture Analyst on Ethisphere’s Data & Services team, shares his perspective on why organizational justice is such a vital pillar of ethical culture. He explores how trust—though difficult and time-consuming to build—can be easily broken, and how breaches of integrity or fairness can quickly erode organizational justice. Malthe also discusses the paradox that as trust grows stronger and more effective, it often becomes less visible, even as it continues to sustain a healthy culture.