TY - JOUR
T1 - The antecedents and consequences of being envied by coworkers: An investigation from the victim perspective
AU - Ye, Yijiao
AU - Kwan, Ho Kwong
AU - Cheng, Xuan-Mei
AU - Chen, Xingwen
AU - Lyu, Yijing
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This study focused on the victims of coworker envy and presented a comprehensive model of being envied by coworkers to explore its antecedents and consequences in the hospitality context. Based on a sample of 232 employee-supervisor dyads in five Chinese hotels, we found that competitive goal interdependence fostered coworker envy, whereas cooperative goal interdependence prevented it. Further, the experience of being envied by coworkers undermined the frontline hospitality employees' social exchange relationship with coworkers. This in turn prevented them from engaging in organizational citizenship behavior directed at their organizations (OCBO) and specific individuals (OCBI) such as organization members. In addition, envied employees' others' approval of the contingent self-esteem was found to strengthen (1) the direct effect of being envied by coworkers on coworker exchange and (2) the indirect effect of being envied by coworkers on OCBO and OCBI via coworker exchange.
AB - This study focused on the victims of coworker envy and presented a comprehensive model of being envied by coworkers to explore its antecedents and consequences in the hospitality context. Based on a sample of 232 employee-supervisor dyads in five Chinese hotels, we found that competitive goal interdependence fostered coworker envy, whereas cooperative goal interdependence prevented it. Further, the experience of being envied by coworkers undermined the frontline hospitality employees' social exchange relationship with coworkers. This in turn prevented them from engaging in organizational citizenship behavior directed at their organizations (OCBO) and specific individuals (OCBI) such as organization members. In addition, envied employees' others' approval of the contingent self-esteem was found to strengthen (1) the direct effect of being envied by coworkers on coworker exchange and (2) the indirect effect of being envied by coworkers on OCBO and OCBI via coworker exchange.
KW - Being envied by coworkers
KW - Contingent self-esteem
KW - Coworker exchange
KW - Goal interdependence
KW - Organizational citizenship behavior
KW - Being envied by coworkers
KW - Contingent self-esteem
KW - Coworker exchange
KW - Goal interdependence
KW - Organizational citizenship behavior
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102751
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102751
M3 - Journal
SN - 0278-4319
VL - 94
JO - International Journal of Hospitality Management
JF - International Journal of Hospitality Management
ER -