Title
The Impact of Follower Narcissism and LMX Perceptions on Feelings Envied and Job Performance
Department
Business Administration
Document Type
Article
Publication Source
The International Journal of Human Resource Management
Publication Date
2017-03-07
Volume
30
Issue
7
First Page
1181
Last Page
1202
Abstract
Feeling envied is often an unfortunate consequence of excelling at one’s job. Despite much evidence that envied employees are the targets of resentment and hostility, little is known regarding the antecedents and consequences of feeling envied in the workplace. The current study addresses (1) the effect of employee narcissism on feeling envied, (2) the interactive effect of narcissism and leader-member-exchange (LMX) on feeling envied, and (3) the relationship between feeling envied and performance. Hypotheses were tested using a sample of 20 locations of a restaurant chain (N = 184) and were supported. Specifically, narcissism positively affects feeling envied, which in turn negatively affects performance. Simple slopes analyses indicate that high narcissism and high LMX result in the highest levels of feeling envied while low narcissism and high LMX result in the lowest levels of feeling envied.
Keywords
performance, leadership, envy, narcissism, leader-member exchange
DOI
10.1080/09585192.2017.1288151
Recommended Citation
Treadway, Darren C.; Yang, Jun; Bentley, Jeffrey R.; Williams, Lisa V.; and Reeves, Maiyuwai, "The Impact of Follower Narcissism and LMX Perceptions on Feelings Envied and Job Performance" (2017). Articles & Book Chapters. 523.
https://digitalcommons.daemen.edu/faculty_scholar/523
https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1288151