Compensation or Right: An Analysis of Employee “Fringe” Benefit Perception
Authors: Weathington B.L.1; Tetrick L.E.2
Source: Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, Volume 12, Number 3, September 2000 , pp. 141-162(22)
Publisher: Springer
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Abstract:
Past research suggests that employee perceptions of the benefits provided to them by their organization can influence employee attitudes. Three factors that appear to influence the perception of benefits by employees are benefit satisfaction, benefit importance, and the perceived motive of the organization in providing the benefit to employees. However, it also appears that some benefits are perceived as rights that are owed to employees by the organization. This study proposes and tests a model of benefit perception that incorporates all of these factors. Results suggest that benefit satisfaction and the perceived motive of the organization in providing a benefit both have a direct relationship with employee attitudes. The perceived right status of a benefit appears to moderate this relationship.
Keywords: employee benefits; employee attitudes; organizational commitment; organizational satisfaction; employee perceptions
Language: English
Document Type: Research article
Affiliations: 1: Development Dimensions International, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania 15017-2838 2: Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-5341
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