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Toward an understanding of inequity.
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A special case of Festinger's cognitive dissonance, the theory specifies the conditions under which inequity will arise and the means by which it may be reduced or eliminated as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
A theory of social inequity, with special consideration given to wage inequities is presented. A special case of Festinger's cognitive dissonance, the theory specifies the conditions under which inequity will arise and the means by which it may be reduced or eliminated. Observational field studies sread more
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Inequity In Social Exchange
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A theory of fairness, competition and cooperation
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A Theory of Fairness, Competition and Cooperation
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Self‐determination theory and work motivation
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Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency
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A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
TL;DR: Cognitive dissonance theory links actions and attitudes as discussed by the authors, which holds that dissonance is experienced whenever one cognition that a person holds follows from the opposite of at least one other cognition that the person holds.
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A Theory of Social Comparison Processes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors pointed out that there is a strong functional tie between opinions and abilities in humans and that the ability evaluation of an individual can be expressed as a comparison of the performance of a particular ability with other abilities.
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The relationship of worker productivity to cognitive dissonance about wage inequities.
TL;DR: In this article, two hypotheses derived from dissonance theory were tested: (a) when a person is paid by the hour, his productivity will be greater when he perceives his pay as inequitably large than when identical pay is perceived as being equitable; and (b) when the same person was paid on a piecework basis, their productivity would be less than when he perceived his pay is inequitable large.