Envy at Workplace: an Exploratory Study
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2017
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İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi
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Kıskançlık, hoşa gitmeyen fakat insan olmanın bir sonucu olan yaygın bir histir. Her kültürde bu duyguyu ifade edecek bir sözcük bulunmaktadır ve herkes bu duyguyu hissedebilecek kapasitededir. Bu nedenle kıskançlık, yıllar boyunca farklı perspektiflerden çok sayıda çalışmaya konu edilmiştir. Sosyal bilimciler kıskançlığı, memnuniyetsizlik yaratan bir kıyaslamanın sonucunda tecrübe edilen bir his olarak tanımlar. Örgütler sosyal kıyaslamalar için besleyici bir ortam sağladığından, kıskançlık konusunun yönetim bilimcilerin ilgisini çekmesi şaşırtıcı değildir. Fakat yönetim literatürü incelendiğinde, kıskançlık üzerine bütüncül bir yaklaşımın eksik olduğu sonucuna varılmaktadır. Bu eksikliği gidermek amacıyla bu tez, işyerinde kıskançlık konusuna bütünsel bir yaklaşım getirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu bütünsel perspektife ulaşabilmek ve daha derin bir kavrayış edinmek için bu tezde nitel araştırma yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Yorumlamacı bir bakış açısıyla, İzmir'de farklı sektörlerden 45 beyaz yakalı çalışanla 10 odak grubu toplantısı ve 7 derinlemesine mülakat yapılmıştır. Çalışma bulguları, "ne" ve "nasıl" sorularını yanıtlamıştır. Bulgular, bir yandan "Kıskançlığı tetikleyen, etkileyen nedir ve işyerinde hangi sonuçlara yol açar?" sorularını yanıtlamanın yanı sıra işyerinde kıskançlık konusuna bütünsel bir modelle katkıda bulunmaktadır. Öte yandan, çalışma "İşyerinde kıskançlık nasıl yönetilir?" sorusunu yanıtlayarak, uygulayıcılara, işyerinde kıskançlığın nasıl yönetileceğine ve bunun çalışanlar için bir güdüleme aracı olarak nasıl kullanılabileceğine dair önerilerde bulunmaktadır.
Envy is a common emotion which is unpleasant, but still a consequence of being a human. Most cultures have a word for envy and almost everyone is capable of feeling it. Thus, envy is subjected to myriad of studies in different perspectives through years. Scholars define envy as an emotion that is experienced as a consequence of an unfavorable comparison. Since organizations provide a nurturing environment for social comparison, it is not surprising that envy gets the attention of management scholars. However, best to my knowledge, there is a lack of holistic view about envy in the management literature. With this gap in mind, this dissertation aims to provide a holistic view about envy at workplace. To be able to achieve a holistic perspective and get deeper understanding about the phenomenon, this research adopts qualitative research methods. Through an interpretivist approach, 10 focus group meetings and 7 in-depth interviews are conducted with 45 white collar employees from various sectors, in İzmir, Turkey. Findings of the study answered three "what?" and one "how?" questions. On one hand, the findings answers "What triggers? What affects? And what are the outcomes of envy at workplace?", and contributes to the theory by providing a holistic model of envy at workplace. On the other hand, the findings answer the question "How to manage envy at workplace?" and make suggestions to practitioners about how to manage envy and use it as a motivational tool for their employees.
Envy is a common emotion which is unpleasant, but still a consequence of being a human. Most cultures have a word for envy and almost everyone is capable of feeling it. Thus, envy is subjected to myriad of studies in different perspectives through years. Scholars define envy as an emotion that is experienced as a consequence of an unfavorable comparison. Since organizations provide a nurturing environment for social comparison, it is not surprising that envy gets the attention of management scholars. However, best to my knowledge, there is a lack of holistic view about envy in the management literature. With this gap in mind, this dissertation aims to provide a holistic view about envy at workplace. To be able to achieve a holistic perspective and get deeper understanding about the phenomenon, this research adopts qualitative research methods. Through an interpretivist approach, 10 focus group meetings and 7 in-depth interviews are conducted with 45 white collar employees from various sectors, in İzmir, Turkey. Findings of the study answered three "what?" and one "how?" questions. On one hand, the findings answers "What triggers? What affects? And what are the outcomes of envy at workplace?", and contributes to the theory by providing a holistic model of envy at workplace. On the other hand, the findings answer the question "How to manage envy at workplace?" and make suggestions to practitioners about how to manage envy and use it as a motivational tool for their employees.
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İşletme, Business Administration, Beyaz yakalı, White collar, Kıskançlık, Jealousy, Motivasyon, Motivation, Sosyal karşılaştırma, Social comparison, Çalışanlar, Workers, Çalışma ortamları, Work environment, Örgütsel davranış, Organizational behavior
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