In a study of the relationship between perceptual congruence about communication and subordinate satisfaction, congruence about communication between supervisor and subordinate was found to be significantly related to satisfaction with work, supervision, and job satisfaction in general. Moderating effects of subordinates' individual characteristics on the congruence-satisfaction relationship were minimal.

Equity theory proposes that individuals who perceive themselves as either underrewarded or overrewarded will experience distress, and that this distress leads to efforts to restore equity. This paper describes a new construct, equity sensitivity, and proposes that reactions to equity/inequity are a function of an individual's preferences for different outcome/input ratios. The construct is delineated through a series of propositions, and implications for equity research in organizations are discussed.