Author(s)

Chuang Zhang

School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

This study explored the influence of upward social comparison in organizational situations on workplace envy and the moderating effects of gender identification and self-esteem. Through the situation experiment, the results show that: 1) upward social comparison can lead to workplace envy among employees; 2) compared with employees with lower gender identification, employees with higher gender identification will generate more envy when facing upward social comparison; 3) in contrast to employees with low self-esteem, employees with high self-esteem will generate more envy when they make upward social comparison.

Workplace Envy, Social Comparison, Gender Identification, Self-Esteem

Zhang, C. (2020) The Effects of Upward Social Comparison on Workplace Envy: Moderate of Gender Identification and Self-Esteem. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 10, 531-543. doi: 10.4236/ajibm.2020.103036.