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Activity 5.7: Your Equity Sensitivity

The source of this scale is: K.S. Sauleya and A.G. Bedeian "Equity Sensitivity: Construction of a Measure and Examination of its Psychometric Properties," Journal of Management, 26 (September 2000), pp. 885-910.

Correcting feelings of inequity is one of the most powerful motivating forces in the workplace. But people react differently to equitable and inequitable situations based on their equity sensitivity. Equity sensitivity refers to a person's outcome/input preferences and reaction to various outcome/input ratios when compared to other people.
     This self-assessment helps you to estimate your level of equity sensitivity. Read each statement in this instrument and indicate the degree to which you personally agree or disagree with that statement.

I prefer to do as little as possible at work while getting as much as I can from my employer.
I an most satisfied at work when I have to do as little as possible.
When I am at my job, I think of ways to get out of work.
If I could get away with it, I would try to work just a little bit slower than the boss expects.
It is really satisfying to me when I can get something for nothing at work.
It is the smart employee who gets as much as he/she can while giving as little as possible in return.
Employees who are more concerned about what they can get from their employer rather than what they can give to their employer are the wisest. .
When I have completed my task for the day, I help out other employees who have yet to complete their tasks.
Even if I receive low wages and poor benefits from my employer, I would still try to do my best at my job.
If I had to work hard all day at my job, I would probably quit..
I feel obligated to do more than I am paid to do at work.
At work, my greatest concern is whether or not I am doing the best job I can.
A job which requires me to be busy during the day is better than a job which allows me a lot of loafing.
At work, I feel uneasy when there is little work for me to do.
I would become very dissatisfied with my job if I had little or no work to do.
All other things being equal, it is better to have a job with a lot of duties and responsibilities than one with few duties and responsibilities.
 
  





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