what is overpayment inequity
According to Adams (1965), anger is induced by underpayment inequity and guilt is induced with overpayment equity (Spector 2008). Payment whether hourly wage or salary, is the main concern and therefore the cause of equity or inequity in most cases.he three primary assumptions applied to most business applications of equity theory can be summarized as follows: 1  Employees expect a fair return for what they contribute to their jobs, a concept referred to as the equity norm.