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Comprehending envy and its impact on employees and the organization

Asraf, Fathima Ashika; Seljelid, Bettina Schultz
Master thesis
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2016
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Abstract
Considerable theoretical and empirical work has identified the impact of

envy on the organization and its employees. The mechanisms underlying this

emotion, however, are not well understood. To enhance the understanding of

workplace envy, we examined the relationship between envy and the secondary

affective variables, distress and job satisfaction. Furthermore, we determined how

envy might impact personal response variables in the workplace. We used

Vecchio´s theory (1995) on antecedents and consequences of envy as a theoretical

framework for our study. To test a possible behavioral coping response to envy,

we modified Vecchio´s model by adding an additional variable to it, antisocial

behavior. The present study relied on cross-sectional research design where 97

respondents from various business settings in Norway participated. Our findings

revealed envy to be directly related to distress and job satisfaction. Furthermore,

SEM analysis showed envy to have indirect and positive relation to propensity

quit via distress and job satisfaction. However, the analysis did not find antisocial

behavior to be related to envy as predicted. The limitations and implications of

these findings are discussed and the paper concludes with an outline for possible

future research.

Keywords: envy, distress, job satisfaction, propensity to quit, antisocial behavior
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Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Psychology - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2016
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BI Norwegian Business School

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