Jane and Connie Are Neighbours Who Both Work as Purchasing

question 202

Essay

Jane and Connie are neighbours who both work as purchasing managers in different companies in the petrochemical industry. During one neighbourly discussion, Jane learned that Connie's salary was nearly 15 per cent higher than hers even though their job duties were similar. Other than this difference, both received similar benefits and seemed to enjoy their jobs and colleagues. Jane was upset about Connie's higher salary, although she did her best to hide her emotions from Connie. After all, it wasn't Connie's fault that they received different salary levels. Jane was frustrated not only because Connie received a significantly higher salary, but also because she was certain that she worked longer hours and was more productive than Connie. According to equity theory research, what will Jane probably do to reduce her upset feelings?

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Definitions:

Death Rates

The frequency at which deaths occur in a particular population, typically expressed per 1000 or 100,000 individuals per year.

Double-Blind Procedure

A research method in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, used to prevent bias in experimental results.

Correlation

A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things, where changes in one variable might be associated with changes in another.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, indicating an inverse association.