The Motivating Role of Envy
A Forgotten Factor in Management Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11104409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manfred F R Kets De Vries (European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-60 |
| Publication date | 1992-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Administration & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-3997 • E-ISSN: 1552-3039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009539979202400103 |
| OpenAlex | W2163761937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
In reviewing management textbooks, the construct of envy, which plays a major role as motivator, seems to be nonexistent. In this article, the meaning, origin, and function of envy are explored. Particular attention is paid to ways of dealing with envy—patterns of action that combine envy avoidance and envy-inducing components in an intricate way. Among the alternative strategies discussed are idealization, denial, reaction formation, rationalization, withdrawal, devaluation, the drive to excel, and reparation. The article demonstrates how envy turns into a significant motivator when seen in the context of organizational life
Action (physics · Construct (python library · Context (archaeology · Corollary · Denial · Devaluation · Economics · Epistemology · Idealization · Meaning (existential · Positive economics · Psychoanalysis · Rationalization (economics · Sociology · Computer Science · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Management and Organizational Studies · Management Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Childhood and society
Science and Human Behavior
The achieving society.
Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives
Social behavior
Inequity In Social Exchange
Consciousness and the Brain
The value of vindictiveness
Thoughts on the relations between emotion and cognition
The Expression of Emotions in Music
Social-comparison jealousy
Prisoners of Leadership
Envy, Identification, and Pride
Envy and Jealousy an Attempt at Clarification
The Social Construction of Envy
On the primacy of affect
A Clinical Report of Penis Envy
The Annual of Psychoanalysis
The Anatomy of Envy
Predicaments of Bureaucratic Subordinacy
The Social Character of Bureaucracy
Feeling and thinking
Towards an understanding of inequity
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 1999 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |