Generational Differences in the Pay Equity–Job Engagement Relationship: The Moderating Role of Generation
Abstract
This study investigates how generational differences shape the relationship between pay equity and job engagement in multigenerational workplaces. Drawing on survey data from 458 white-collar employees in South Korea, the analysis examined three dimensions of pay equity: internal, external, and procedural, and tested the moderating role of generation using hierarchical regression. The results revealed that internal and procedural pay equity significantly enhance job engagement, whereas external
Fields of Study & Subjects
Work-Family Balance Challenges
Family Business Performance and Succession
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal Of Organizational Behavior Research
- Publisher
- Polaris
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1–14
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026