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Workplace Envy

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  1. Bénédicte Vidaillet
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Complexity of Envy

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 11-25

  4. The Effects of Envy on the Organization

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 26-45

  5. Envy, Desire, and Mimetism

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 46-58

  6. How Management Systems Produce Envy

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 59-91

  7. Envy and Narcissism in Contemporary Organizations

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 92-118

  8. Situations that can Trigger Envy

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 119-145

  9. Healthier Organizations

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 146-164

  10. Conclusion

    • Bénédicte Vidaillet
    Pages 165-168

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 169-183
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About this book

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.

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

About the author

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Workplace Envy

  • Authors: Bénédicte Vidaillet

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230227408

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-20549-9Published: 31 July 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30207-9Published: 19 January 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-22740-8Published: 31 July 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 183

  • Topics: Human Resource Management

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