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Topic #1B: Reward system, equity theory
(Numbers in parentheses indicate maximum number of points that can be deducted for that item. Numbers written on lines are number of points deducted)
1. _____ (3) Length: 4 pages
2. _____ (3) Format: Double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point font
3. _____ (12) Describe & discuss own outcome/input ratio in relation to ratio of one or more comparison persons
4. _____ (5) Compare ratios, resulting in perception of equity or inequity.
5. _____ (15) Type of inequity described (if present), & behavioral & attitudinal responses to the inequity. (If system is seen as equitable, behavioral & attitudinal responses should also be described.)
6. _____ (7) Explain choice of equity-restoring behaviors (What did you end up doing, if anything, and why?)
7. _____ (5) Discuss whether other employees perceive reward system as equitable
8. _____ (10) Reasons for other employees’ perception of inequity (if present), & effects on their motivation & job performance
9. _____ (5) Intervention to make the system more equitable (if needed).
10._____ (7) Implications of theory understood by managers? Why ignored?
11._____ (8) Miscellaneous
12._____ (10) Proofreading / grammar / spelling / usage
13._____ (10) Organization and Clarity
