Referent Sharing: Convergence within Workgroups of Perceptions of Equity and Referent Choice
研究考察工作群体成员身份如何影响个体在薪酬、工作复杂性、监督行为和工作安全感四个方面的公平感知及参照对象选择，发现对工作安全感和薪酬的比较有显著影响。
This study examines the impact of workgroup membership on individuals' perceptions of equity and choice of referent. Subjects indicated who they compared themselves to on four job facets (compensation, job complexity, supervisory behavior, and security) and whether or not they felt equitably treated relative to their referent. For security comparisons, results show that workgroup membership is related to perceptions of equity and referent choice. For compensation comparisons, workgroup membership is related to referent choice. Workgroup membership does not influence either equity evaluations or referent choice for job complexity or supervisory behavior. Implications of these results for future research on comparative referents are discussed.