Identification of Factors Affecting Organizational Envy among Employees of Farhangian University (Northwest Provinces of Iran)

Organizational envy, being one of the negative aspects of staff relationships in organizations, implicitly affects both productivity and efficiency of the organization and brings about numerous problems for the staffs and the organization. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the organizational envy among the staffs of Farhangian University (Northwest Provinces of the Country).

In this qualitative research, with interpretive phenomenological approach, 24 informants and experts were selected from Farhangian Universities in Northwest Provinces of the Country using purposive sampling. The data were collected through interviews. After transcribing the data, they were analyzed using Dieckelman’s approach.

The findings of this study showed that the factors affecting the organizational envy among the staffs of Farhangian University were: anti-citizenship behaviors, organizational culture, personality traits, the existence of a gap between the manager and the staff (exchange of leader-member) undesirable organizational climate, organizational learning capabilities and spiritual leadership. Ethical Considerations: In compiling this research, preserving the originality of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been respected.

On the basis of research findings, it is concluded that the university administration can promote the organization by identifying the negative affective factors, creating suitable organizational climate, improving the relationship among the staffs and spiritual leadership.