MGHB02H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Discrepancy Theory, Equity Theory, Group Decision-Making
24 Feb 2014
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My job is interfering with my family life (belief) I dislike anything that hurts my family (value) Job satisfaction refers to a collection of attitudes that people have about their jobs: two aspects of satisfaction. Issues of fairness affect both what people want from their jobs and how they react to the inevitable discrepancies of organizational life: three basic kinds of fairness: Occurs when people receive the outcomes they think they deserve from their jobs; that is it involves the ultimate distribution of work rewards and resources. Equity theory states that the inputs that people perceive themselves as investing in a job and the outcomes that the job provides are compared. My outcomes / my inputs = other"s outcomes / other"s inputs. Inputs consist of anything that individuals consider relevant to their exchange with the organization, anything that they give up, offer, or trade to their organization; include factors such as education, training, seniority.
