Equity, Equality, Power, and Conflict
提出一个理论框架,将分配正义原则(公平与平等)、权力和冲突联系起来,指出公平和平等两种原则的违背会分别导致不同类型的冲突,而权力影响分配取向,从而决定冲突压力。
Although equity theory has dominated the conception of justice in organizational relations, equality also shapes justice expectations and behaviors. Therefore, there are two basic and, in principle, inevitable pressures toward conflict: (a) one stems from equity violations and results in overt conflict involving attempts to restore justice and (b) the other stems from equality violations and results in nondirected conflict that is symptomatic of decreased social cohesiveness. Power shapes distributive orientations, and, therefore, it is an important determinant of conflict pressures. A framework linking distributive justice principles, power, and conflict is advanced and used to suggest a new perspective on issues of organizational strategy.