Reactions to Perceived Inequity in U.S. And Dutch Interorganizational Relationships

28 Pages Posted: 15 Nov 2002

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Lisa K. Scheer

University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Marketing

Nirmalya Kumar

London Business School, Department of Marketing

Jan‐Benedict EM Steenkamp

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Marketing Area

Abstract

In an empirical examination of the effects of inequity in interorganizational relationships, the authors find similarities and differences in the way that Dutch and U.S. automobile dealers react to inequity in their relationships with their automobile suppliers. As predicted by equity theory, both positive and negative inequity have detrimental effects on the reactions of Dutch firms. In contrast, U.S. firms do not react negatively to positive inequity; any deleterious effects are limited to negative inequity.

Suggested Citation

Scheer, Lisa K. and Kumar, Nirmalya and Steenkamp, Jan-Benedict E. M., Reactions to Perceived Inequity in U.S. And Dutch Interorganizational Relationships. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=339380 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.339380

Lisa K. Scheer

University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Marketing ( email )

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Nirmalya Kumar

London Business School, Department of Marketing ( email )

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