Chapter $13$ Assignment

Dwight:

A problem? It's more than a problem, buddy. Why does everybody else on the team have a guaranteed salary of at least $$30,000$ more than their base pay? And you're giving us a measly $$2,500?$ I'll say we have a problem! Our outcomes $$ are just as high as anybody else's on the team, and you know it$!$

You:

I$\text{'}$m sorry the league pay seems $$ to you. I compared the salaries in our club with the salaries in several other clubs, and, overall, the players on our team have higher $$ than the players on the other teams.

When pay is made public, people evaluate how equitable their pay is in light of the pay other people are receiving. The problem in this case is that Dwight and Guillermo have found out that others are getting paid more than they do for the same work. What are they likely to do under these circumstances? Check all that apply.

$$ Attend fewer practices

Come to more practices

Quit the team

Try to convince the coach to give them more money

Knowing the components and consequences of equity theory, one solution for managers looking to restore equity is