Question

James is a salaried employee whose job is to proofread legal documents. He discovers that he is paid substantially more than his colleagues, even though their jobs and performances are very similar. What is likely to be his reaction to this discovery according to the equity theory

Answer 1

Options:

A) The quantity of documents he proofreads will decrease.

B) The quality of documents he proofreads will decrease.

C) The quality of documents he proofreads will increase.

D) He will seek a position within the company commensurate with his pay.

E) There will be no effect.

Answer:

C) The quality of documents he proofreads will increase.

Explanation:

According to the equity theory when employees discover that there's an inequity in they are personally treated and other employees, they will be motivated to adjust the quality of their work so they view such treatment as being fair.

Hence, James would improve the quality of documents he proofreads so that it seems he is been paid fairly.