Workplace Envy

BÉNÉDICTE VIDAILLET is Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Institute for Business Administration at the University of Lille, France. Her research focuses on irrationality in organizational decision making as well as on emotion at work.

• Introduction The complexity of envy                                                                                              The effects of envy on the organization                                                                    Envy, desire and mimetism                                                                                        How management systems produce envy                                                                  Envy and narcissism in contemporary organizations                                               Identifying situations that might generate envy, so as to avoid emotional toxicity                                                                                                                        Healthier organizations                                                                                               Conclusion

Winner (in French) of the Prix du Livre Ressources Humaines. This prize is awarded according to the novelty, topicality and originality of theme, clarity of scientific explanations, readability, educational quality, practicality, and completeness of analysis. Reviews of the French edition (translated from French) 'a very original book on an essential issue never before discussed in the literature ( ). A book that every manager should have read.' - Roland Chabrier, organizer of the Prix du Livre Ressources Humaines 'a book chosen for its novelty, its clarity and its readability ( ) on a crucial topic' - Le Monde 'an outstanding mastery of the subject' - Impulser