Overview

Workplace envy can affect everyone. This book reveals that workplace envy is an omnipresent emotion in contemporary organizations. The factors that are likely to reinforce envy in the workplace are explored in depth, along with possible solutions to prevent envy from developing in such a way that it becomes harmful to an organization.

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Author:   B. Vidaillet
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.383kg
ISBN:  

9780230205499

ISBN 10:   0230205496
Pages:   183
Publication Date:   31 July 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction The complexity of envy                                                                                              The effects of envy on the organization                                                                    Envy, desire and mimetism                                                                                        How management systems produce envy                                                                  Envy and narcissism in contemporary organizations                                               Identifying situations that might generate envy, so as to avoid emotional toxicity                                                                                                                        Healthier organizations                                                                                               Conclusion

Reviews

Winner (in French) of the Prix du Livre Ressources Humaines. This prize is awarded according to the novelty, topicality and originality of theme, clarity of scientific explanations, readability, educational quality, practicality, and completeness of analysis. Reviews of the French edition (translated from French) 'a very original book on an essential issue never before discussed in the literature (!). A book that every manager should have read.' - Roland Chabrier, organizer of the Prix du Livre Ressources Humaines 'a book chosen for its novelty, its clarity and its readability (!) on a crucial topic' - Le Monde 'an outstanding mastery of the subject' - Impulser

Author Information

BÉNÉDICTE VIDAILLET is Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Institute for Business Administration at the University of Lille, France. Her research focuses on irrationality in organizational decision making as well as on emotion at work.

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