Publication type
FT ranked journal articlePublication Year
2003Journal
Organization StudiesPublication Volume
24Publication Issue
7Publication Begin page
1015Publication End page
1044
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In this article, we explore the social construction of workplace envy through an analysis of its portrayal in a fictional narrative. Based on our examination of three excerpts from Richard Russo's novel Straight Man, we argue that envy is socially constructed in prominent and revealing episodes within broader organizational narratives. We further show that envy both serves as a catalytic emotion that engenders action and sensemaking, and at the same time, acts as a mechanism that reproduces the moral and cultural order within which it occurs.Knowledge Domain/Industry
People Management & Leadershipae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/01708406030247002