A Better Program of Dealing With Unfairness In Companies——Analysis and Decision Making By Adams' Equity Theory

Purpose/SignificanceEmployees may have six kinds of behaviors and psychological changes when losing the sense of fairness, it is necessary help entrepreneurs understand this kind of changes so as to make processes to guide positively such change instead of block it.

Method/ProcessAdams Equity Theory is an important incentive theory. With the deepening of research, it experienced three important stages in history:fair results, fair procedures and interactive fair. However, the Equity Theory is only great in theory but not practice. The article adds contents of behavioral management and psychological management to Equity Theory, and then analyzes changes both in behaviors and psychology so as to improve practice.

Results/ConclusionThe interactive fair can indeed help enterprises to establish the correct corporate culture and atmosphere, reduce employee behavior change caused by the lack of fairness. "Five Changes One Leave" can help entrepreneurs to guide employees positively, and to manage business in the right way.