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A test and refinement of the equity sensitivity construct
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This paper reports results from two studies that test a refinement of the equity sensitivity construct first in an experimental setting and second in a field setting. Results from Study 1 show that benevolents express tolerance for both overreward and underreward relative to entitleds and equity sensitives and that benevolents report relatively high levels of satisfaction regardless of reward condition. Study 1 results also show that manipulation of outcomes produce a more dramatic effect on satisfaction than does manipulation of inputs. Results from Study 2 reveal significantly different exchange ideologies for benevolents and entitleds and show that entitleds place more importance on pay whereas benevolents place more importance on the work itself. For both benevolents and entitleds, there is a positive correlation between assessments of distributive justice and job satisfaction. Implication of the findings both for equity theory research and the practice of management are discussed.
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“Instead, we follow subsequent research (Huseman, Hatfield, & Miles, 1987;King Jr et al., 1993) demonstrating that individuals can vary in their sensitivity to the two types of inequity, such that they find either over-reward or underreward inequity more or less (dis)satisfying.”
From What satisfies younger versus older employees, and why? An aging perspective on equity theory to explain interactive effects of employee age, monetary rewards, and task contributions on job satisfaction (2020) · cites this paper as King Jr et al., 1993
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“In that comparison process, outcomes (monetary rewards) and inputs (task contributions) can be consistent with each other (e.g., employee contributes highly and is highly paid)-a state of equitable reward that should lead to satisfaction (King Jr, Miles, & Day, 1993).”
From What satisfies younger versus older employees, and why? An aging perspective on equity theory to explain interactive effects of employee age, monetary rewards, and task contributions on job satisfaction (2020) · cites this paper as King Jr, Miles, & Day, 1993
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Metadata
- Authors
- King, W. C., Miles, E. W., & Day, D. D.
- Affiliations
- Miami University (US)
- Georgia State University (US)
- Columbia College - South Carolina (US)
- Corresponding author
- King, Wesley C.
- ORCID
- Miles, Edward W.
- Venue
- Journal of Organizational Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1993-07
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 301-317
- ISSN
- 0894-3796 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-1379
- OpenAlex
- W1966424737
- Cited by
- 185
- References
- 36
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- FWCI
- 2.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Organizational Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Keywords
- equity sensitivity, equity theory, distributive justice, job satisfaction, benevolence, entitlement, exchange ideology, management practices
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