Compensation or Right: An Analysis of Employee “Fringe” Benefit Perception

@article{Weathington2000CompensationOR,
  title={Compensation or Right: An Analysis of Employee “Fringe” Benefit Perception},
  author={Barton L. Weathington and Lois E. Tetrick},
  journal={Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal},
  year={2000},
  volume={12},
  pages={141-162}
}
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… Expand
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