ISSN : 1229-0653
The purpose of this study was to analyze the preference of the reward allocation pattern of the male and female blue collars and male white collar who are in the employ of companies. The most important finding was a general reward allocation pattern that approximated the equity principle. Primary and social rewards were distributed to group members based on their maintenance and task contributions. However, the female blue collar tended less preference of equity norm on both of primary and social rewards at low level of maintenance input. In general, the preference of the reward allocation of the Korean emploies showed equity rule rather than equality rule which has been identified as a characteristic of collectivist culture.