Equity Theory Provides Several Insights for Managerial Applications to Everyday

question 4

Multiple Choice

Equity theory provides several insights for managerial applications to everyday situations in the workplace.Which of the following statements is NOTtrue in this regard?

• A) People tend to take a multifaceted view of the rewards they receive from the organization.
• B) The basis for organizational rewards should be clearly communicated to employees.
• C) People base their experience of equity on their perceptions, which don't necessarily match reality.
• D) Formal and informal organizational rewards are equally observable to individuals when formulating equity perceptions.
• E) Employees' perceptions may differ from the manager's perceptions.

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Malingering

The act of intentionally feigning illness or incapacity in order to avoid work or responsibility or to gain some form of benefit.

Deliberately Fake

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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