MGT5OBR: Exploring Inequity - An Analysis of Adams' Seminal Work

This assignment provides a detailed analysis of J. Stacy Adams' seminal article, 'Towards an Understanding of Inequity.' It identifies key issues, concepts, and theories discussed in the literature review, focusing on wage inequities and social strata. The analysis summarizes the data collection and analysis methods used in the reviewed studies, primarily secondary data collection and thematic analysis. It identifies the subjects studied, including female clerical workers and store workers, and describes the research findings related to the development of a new theory explaining wage inequities in the workplace. The assignment critically assesses the article's contribution to knowledge, highlighting remaining gaps and suggesting areas for future research, particularly the need for additional data to test specific aspects of the proposed theory. The analysis concludes by noting the article's call for further research into wage inequities in contemporary workplaces.

MGT5OBR – Assessment 2 Draft Template
Student Name: Student ID:
Topic: Workshop Time:
Workshop Facilitator Name:
Instructions: Read one of your selected articles and complete this form to the best of your ability. Submit a
copy of the completed form to the link on the LMS. You can mention any parts of the article that you did
not understand or points that you were unclear about.
Author(s): Add lines as necessary
1. J. Stacy Adams
Year of publication:
1963
Volume, Issue, Pages: 67, 5, 422-436
Title of Article: Towards an understanding of inequity
Title of Journal: The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
Transfer the above information into a full reference, following either the current version of APA or
Harvard style guidelines:
Adams, J. S. (1963). Towards an understanding of inequity. The Journal of Abnormal and Social
Psychology, 67(5), 422-436.
Identify key issues, concepts (ideas), propositions or theories that the author(s) discussed in the
literature review. How have these issues informed or influenced the current study and its research
questions? Paraphrase – i.e., use your own words:
The key concepts that have been discussed within the article discusses the theories that pertain to the
social inequities that exist within the given social strata. The article majorly deals with the matters that
pertain to the wage inequities that exist within the given society. The concerned article attempts to
present a discussion on a novel theory of the inequity. This might help in the matters that pertain to the
understanding of the concerned phenomenon of inequity and thereby leading to the theories that
pertain to the control of the practices of inequity.
Briefly note the data collection and analysis methods. Paraphrase – i.e., use your own words:
The article entitled “Towards an understanding of inequity” by Adams (1963) depicts the attempts of the
author for the literature review on the wage inequities that might exist within the given society. The
author of the article tends to discuss the matters that pertain to the creation of the two generalised
postulates that are very closely related to the dissonance theory of the inequity. The data in this case
was collected through the secondary data collection methods from the literature that was reviewed. The
data was analysed through the implementation of the thematic analysis and the analysis of the
hypothesis that was conducted.
Who was studied in this research? Paraphrase – i.e., use your own words:
Adams (1963) in the article entitled “Towards an understanding of inequity” attempts to analyse the
existing literature on the matters that pertain to the wage inequities that might exist within the given
society. The author further attempts a discussion on the matters that pertain to the theories that pertain

to the social inequities that exist within the given social strata. The article majorly studies the literature
that pertain to the wage inequities that exist within the given society. The concerned article attempts to
present a discussion on a novel theory of the inequity.
The concerned article studies a number of case studies for the completion of the article. The concerned
article tends to deals with the study on the female clerical workers, the ledger clerks and the cash
posters in the case study discussed by Homans (1953). The article also discusses the case study by Clark
(1958) that studies the store workers.
Briefly describe the research findings. Paraphrase – i.e., use your own words:
The findings of the research in this case are related to the development of a new theory that might help
in the matters that pertain to the wage inequities that exist within the various workplaces. These might
refer to the multitude of the organisations that are operational within the global market. This might help
in the matters that pertain to the understanding of the concerned phenomenon of inequity and thereby
leading to the theories that are related to the control of the practices of inequity.
Critical analysis – How has this research study contributed to knowledge on this topic? What gaps
remain? Paraphrase – i.e., use your own words:
The article tends to deal with the matters that are related to the wage inequities that might exist within
the given society. The author of the article tends to discuss the matters that pertain to the creation of
the two generalised postulates that are very closely related to the dissonance theory of the inequity. The
article majorly studies the literature that pertains to the wage inequities that exist within the given
society.
The gaps that have been discussed within the article refer to the requirement of the additional data in
order to test the specific aspects of the proposed theory.
What are the authors’ suggestions or recommendations for future research? Paraphrase – i.e., use your
own words:
The concerned article attempts to present a discussion on a novel theory of the inequity. The article
proposes the further research on the wage inequities that might exist within the concerned workplaces
that are active within the society.