Abstract
The purpose of this research was to investigate the outcomes of envy in the workplace and the moderating role of perceived organizational support. Data was collected from 270 employees of the telecom industry. The cross-sectional research was conducted, and the data was collected through survey questionnaires from employees hailing from private Telecom companies in Pakistan. Results showed that upward social comparison initiates benign and malicious envy which, in turn, affects employee performance. Benign envy results in enhancing the employee performance whereas malicious envy shows no relationship with employee performance. By paying attention to supporting the employees, malicious envy can enhance employee performance.
Keywords
social comparison, negative emotions, performance, organizational support
Chinese Abstract
员工嫉妒会在工作场所引发积极结果吗？向上的社会比较、嫉妒与员工绩效研究
本文旨在探究嫉妒在工作场所可能引发的结果以及感知组织支持的调节作用。本横向研究通过调查问卷从巴基斯坦私营电信公司的员工中共收集270份有效数据。研究结果显示，向上的社会比较会引发良性嫉妒和恶意嫉妒，进而影响员工绩效。良性嫉妒的结果会提高员工的绩效，而恶意嫉妒则与员工的绩效没有关系。通过关注支持员工，恶意嫉妒可以提升员工绩效。
社会比较，消极情绪，绩效，组织支持
DOI
10.5038/2640-6489.5.2.1130
Recommended Citation
Khan, M. H., & Noor, A. (2020). Does employee envy trigger the positive outcomes at workplace? A study of upward social comparison, envy and employee performance. Journal of Global Business Insights, 5(2), 169-188. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2640-6489.5.2.1130
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