The next theory that I will discuss is Adams equity theory. Given this information, motivation would be a social, rather than a biological function. The individual perceives himself or herself in comparison to others. It is postulated that Person compared himself or herself to another individual. These are things such as education and health.
Person brings to the job.
The fourth component is all of the benefits Person gets from the job. They are the factors Person sees as coming form employment. The basic premise of this theory is that a person forms a ratio if inputs to outcomes and compares it to others inputs to outcomes ratio. If the ratios are not equal and the persons ratio is smaller that the others ratio, the person will be motivated to change that to try to make the ratios more equal. Another interesting factor in this theory is that if Persons ratio is higher that Others, they will compensate to try to make the ratios equal to lower the tension caused.