Question

Stacy has been working hard for the past week to complete the proposal her team is submitting to top management. The team’s project manager left at noon to play golf with a client. Stacy walks by her coworkers’ cubicles and finds that most of them have left as well. At this point she feels that she is doing more work than others on the team yet is not receiving any more pay or recognition. This perception leaves her frustrated and undermines her motivation. Stacy’s experience illustrates a major response to _____.

Answer 1

Stacy’s experience illustrates a major response to equity theory. The equity theory was developed in the 1960's by Stacy Adams. This theory talks about how those in the workplace strive to make sure they have equal input into a job and that the output and recognition from the job directly relates to the work they put in. In this situation, Stacy doesn't want to put in more work and receive the same amount of recognition as her counterparts who did less work.