Culture and the elicitation, experience, and expression of envy
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
9-2016
Abstract
Envy, generally perceived as a universal emotion, may be elicited, experienced, and expressed differently across cultures. This chapter discusses the cultural similarities and differences with regard to the elicitation (i.e., whether envy is felt), experience (i.e., whether and how feelings of envy are reduced or transformed into other emotional experiences), and expression (i.e., displays and behaviors) of envy. We examine how envy differs across two cultural dimensions: individualism/collectivism and horizontal/vertical, and how these differences influence individual, interpersonal, and group outcomes in organizational settings. In particular, we propose that cultural differences in envy influence organizational outcomes such as job satisfaction and performance, fairness perceptions, citizenship and counterproductive work behaviors, leader-member exchange (LMX), and group cooperation/competition.
Keywords
envy, culture, individualism, collectivism, horizontal cultures, vertical cultures
Publication
Envy at Work and in Organizations
Editor
Smith, R.; Merlone, U.; Duffy, M. K.
First Page
243
Last Page
266
ISBN
9780190228057
Identifier
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190228057.003.0011
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City or Country
New York
Citation
TAN, Yi Wen; TAI, Kenneth; and WANG, Cynthia S..
Culture and the elicitation, experience, and expression of envy. (2016). Envy at Work and in Organizations. 243-266.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4408
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190228057.003.0011