Question

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Accoring to the equity and motivation theory of pay, the greater the degree of perceived disparity between one individual's input/output ratio in comparison to a similiar worker's input/output ratio, the greater:

a.		The greater the degree he or she will become violent at work
b.		The greater the likelihood that he or she will seek union representation
c.		The likelihood that he or she will quit
d.		The greater his or her motivation to reduce the inequity

Answer 1

Option C. The likelihood that he or she will quit

Explanation: The equity and motivation theory of pay deals with the perceived fairness of an individual regarding a workplace. According to this theory, a worker compares the inputs he/she gives to work and the output he/she gets from the work with respect to the input/output ratio of other workers. When an individual feels that his/her input/output ratio is higher than the input/output ratio of others, he/she will feel demotivated to work due to workplace inequity. The higher will be the disparity, the higher will be the demotivation and the greater is the probability he/she would quit.