Distributive justice and pay satisfaction: A field test of an equity theory prediction

Sweeney, Paul D.

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Distributive justice and pay satisfaction: A field test of an equity theory prediction

Sweeney, Paul D.·1990·Journal of Business and Psychology

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Under-reward was thought to go along with feelings of frustration, over-reward with feelings of guilt, both associated with lower satisfaction.
“While under-reward was thought to go along with feelings of frustration, over-reward was thought to go along with feelings of guilt, both being associated with lower satisfaction in the job (Miles et al., 1994;Sweeney, 1990).”
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 Sweeney, 1990
The outcome/input ratio can also result in two types of inequity: over-reward or under-reward.
“However, the outcome/input ratio can also result in two types of inequity: Either (a) monetary rewards are high while task contributions are low, that is, individuals are over-rewarded, or (b) monetary rewards are low while task contributions are high, that is, individuals are under-rewarded (Sweeney, 1990).”
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Authors: Sweeney, P. D.
Affiliations: Marquette University (US)
Corresponding author: Sweeney, Paul D.
Venue: Journal of Business and Psychology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1990
Volume: 4
Issue: 3
Pages: 329-341
ISSN: 0889-3268 (ISSN-L)
1573-353X
DOI: 10.1007/bf01125243
OpenAlex: W2034373767
Cited by: 87
References: 24
Citations by year: 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 0.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Business and Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Keywords: distributive justice, equity theory, pay satisfaction, pay dissatisfaction, comparison standards, wage fairness, curvilinear relationship, fieldwork

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