Examining the Relationship Between Social Comparison, Intra-Organizational Competition, Organizational Envy Behaviors: The Case of Tourism Academicians

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to investigate the effect of tourism academicians' perception of social comparison and intra-organizational competition on organizational envy and being envied. The universe of the research includes academicians working in tourism-related departments of higher education public institutions in Turkey. The academics who were reached with the judgmental sampling method and participated in the survey form the sample of the research. Within the scope of the research, an online questionnaire form was prepared on Google Forms and applied between 12-27 April 2022. The questionnaire form was sent to the academicians via e-mail and 283 academicians participated. Explanatory factor analysis was performed to determine the validity of the scales used, correlation analysis was performed to explain the relationships between the variables, and regression analysis was performed to determine the effect levels between the variables. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that there is a positive, significant but weak relationship between both social comparison and intra-organizational competition perception and organizational envy and being envy. In other words, as the perceptions of social comparison and intra-organizational competition of tourism academicians increase, organizational envy or being envy feelings increase.