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Understanding Workplace Envy Through Narrative Fiction

David Patient

University of British Columbia, Canada, david.patient{at}sauder.ubc.ca

Thomas B. Lawrence

Simon Fraser University, Canada, tom_lawrence{at}sfu.ca

Sally Maitlis

University of British Columbia, Canada, sally.maitlis{at}sauder.ubc.ca

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.

Key Words: emotion • envy • fiction • narrative • social construction

Organization Studies, Vol. 24, No. 7, 1015-1044 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/01708406030247002
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