HTM Management & Organizations Exam 1 Curtis: Rewards are equitable when a person's ratio of outcomes to inputs matches those of some relevant comparison other. A sense of inequity triggers equity distress. Under-rewarded inequity typically results in lower levels of motivation or higher levels of counterproductive behavior. Overreward inequity typically results in cognitive distortion, in which inputs are reevaluated in a more positive light.
-Employees create a "mental ledger" of the outcomes (or rewards) they get from their job duties

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Rewards are equitable when a person's ratio of outcomes to inputs matches those of some relevant comparison other. A sense of inequity triggers equity distress. Under-rewarded inequity typically results in lower levels of motivation or higher levels of counterproductive behavior. Overreward inequity typically results in cognitive distortion, in which inputs are reevaluated in a more positive light.
-Employees create a "mental ledger" of the outcomes (or rewards) they get from their job duties

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What does it mean for rewards to be “equitable,” and how are perceptions of equity determined? How do employees respond when they feel a sense of inequity?

HTM Management & Organizations Exam 1 Curtis

What does it mean for rewards to be “equitable,” and how are perceptions of equity determined? How do employees respond when they feel a sense of inequity?

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