Envy at Work and in Organizations

Richard H. Smith is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky. His research is on social emotions, such as awe, envy, and schadenfreude. He is the editor of Envy: Theory and Research (Oxford University Press, 2008) and the author of The Joy of Pain: Schadenfreude and the Dark Side of Human Nature (Oxford University Press, 2013).Ugo Merlone is a Professor of Conflict Management and Negotiation at the University of Torino. His research focuses on social dilemmas and complex dynamics in organizations. His most recent book is Negoziare in modo efficace (il Mulino, 2015). His work has appeared in Organization Science; the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organizations; Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Science. He has been a visiting scholar at HarvardUniversity, the London School of Economics and the Unversidad de Chile.Michelle K. Duffy is the Board of Overseers Professor of Work and Organizations in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on well-being at work, emotions, and antisocial behavior. She is currently an Associate Editor at the Journal of Applied Psychology. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Management, and OrganizationalBehavior and Human Decision Processes.