A Key Component of Equity Theory Is That Employees Compare

question 10

Multiple Choice

A key component of equity theory is that employees compare their own input/outcome ratios with the input/outcome ratios of other employees.What is the term for this phenomenon?

• A) psychological contract
• B) equity theory
• C) social contract
• D) social comparison
• E) social loafing

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Definitions:

Negatively Correlated

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases.

Grades

Marks or scores assigned to a student's work to assess academic performance.

Hours

Units of time equivalent to 60 minutes, often used to measure the duration of events or the operational times of businesses and services.

Cause-and-effect

The principle that an action or event will produce a certain response or outcome in the natural or human-made world.