Equity theory

Equity Theory by John Stacey Adams Equity Theory attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair/unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships. Equity theory is considered as one of the justice theories; it was first developed in 1962 by John Stacey Adams, a workplace and behavioral psychologist, who asserted that employees seek to maintain equity between the inputs that they bring to a job and the outcomes that they receive from it against the

The Arctic Mining Consultants crew, led by Tom Parker, had a job to stake a claim of almost 60 miles of line. The job was budgeted for seven days, requiring that each of us would be required to complete a little over seven “lengths” per day. My name is John Talbot. I was one of the three field assistants hired by Parker to complete the project. If all four of us could complete the 7+ lengths per day over the seven day period, we would each be awarded a $300 bonus. Unfortunately, the job was

Unfortunately in today’s society justice and appreciation are not given out to all those deserving (Pinder, 1998). A major problem to address is how to keep the motivation level high in a company when the employees do not feel appreciated. The Equity Theory touches on the effects these situations have on the employee’s motivational level. In society today employees are constantly comparing how they are

degree of control or influence over others.” (How, Web) Motivation is “the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way.” (Motivation, Web) Depending on the situation, the different levels of leadership and theories of motivation can aid an individual to complete a task. A leader must know the balance between motivation and the abuse of power. Along with the use of different forms of motivation to effectively simulate a desired result. The use of both leadership

5 Management Principles/Concepts Management is the concept of getting work done through others. This concept began evolving in the 1880’s from being ideas and practices into a field of study. In Chuck Williams’ recent edition of “Management”, he establishes that there were several instrumental influences on the paradigm shift in the field of management. Those parties include but are not limited to, Fredrick Taylor, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, Henry Gantt, and Henri Fayol. These parties developed

some understanding of motivation theories. We will first compare both theories and then explain the ERG theory, and finally the equity theory. It can be noted from the response of the survey that motivation factors of employees supported by both theories are somehow depending on which age group you are in. From figure 2, we can see that most of the interviewees (under age 25, age 35-45 and above age 45) are equity theory-based, while more thinking that ERG theory is more important in age group 25-35

through job evaluation. There are many important reasons for conducting a job evaluation, one of which would be that it is used to justify an existing pay rate structure or to develop one that provides for internal equity. According to John Stacey Adams who proposed the equity theory he states that there are generally issues at work respectfully in terms of input and output ratio in comparison with others and here job evaluation can be used to establish

In 1991, Stafford and Canary used equity theory to explain the idea of their typology of relational maintenance strategies. They hypothesized that couples in equitable relationships use more relational maintenance behaviors and the uses of these behaviors affect the couples’ satisfaction (Dainton, M., 2000; Canary, D, J., & Stafford, L., 1992). Stafford and Canary ask people about what “interactional behaviors” they use with their partner to have a successful relationship (Weige, D. J., & Ballard-Reisch

Case Study B People Management 1.0 Introduction Currently the company is undergoing some serious challenges, including bankruptcy. This report will be outlining recommendations relating to the integration and modification of internal processes, supplier base and the management of staff during this difficult time. Subjects in which are to be discussed are the likes of employee morale at this crucial time, the thought of redundancy and if it is necessarily needed. Additionally, changing some roles

Cultivation Theory and Brand Equity: How’s television programming/messages relate with a product’s brand equity Why do you drive the car you drive? Is it because it’s affordable? Or is it because it’s been your dream car since childhood? Is Apple really better technology than Windows? Or do you make that association because you see figures in television media (hackers, designers, etc) using Macs that it is a quality brand? This all has to do with brand equity. Brand equity is one of the most important