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Taming the Green-Eyed Monsters

Reducing Backbiting via ENAICMS Jealousy Intervention

Authors

  • Mohd Razali Othman

    University Malaysia Sarawak, Malayisa

    Author

  • Aina Razlin Mohd Roose

    University Malaysia Sarawak, Malayisa

    Author

  • Sheilla Lim Omar Lim

    University Malaysia Sarawak, Malayisa

    Author

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol1.iss3.119
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Abstract

Issues related to jealousy in organization are rarely discussed openly among the management and employees. Yet, this strong emotion can lead to numbers of unpleasant impacts such as lowering employees’ job motivation and decreasing company’s productivity. A study conducted with 209 employees from a prominent private organization in Malaysia has shown that jealousy is the most influential factor that contributes to interpersonal relationship problem, which consequently affect the employees’ job performance. With the usage of on-line survey namely Employee Need Analysis Inventory Online Counseling Management System (ENAICMS), it is found that employees with interpersonal relationship problem faced communication problems with the management and colleagues, as well as commitment to work in team. The chaining problems may eventually harm the organization if appropriate actions are not taken. This conceptual paper aims to illustrate how ENAICMS Jealousy Intervention can help the organization to reduce envy and jealousy problem among employees. Interventions such as individual and group counseling, workshop, awareness program, and transforming organization’s policy are explained in detail.

Author Biographies
  1. Mohd Razali Othman, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malayisa

    Lecturer, Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development

  2. Aina Razlin Mohd Roose, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malayisa

    Lecturer, Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development

  3. Sheilla Lim Omar Lim, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malayisa

    Lecturer, Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development

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Published
2013-11-01
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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2013): International Journal for Innovation Education and Research
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Othman, M. R., Roose, A. R. M., & Lim, S. L. O. (2013). Taming the Green-Eyed Monsters: Reducing Backbiting via ENAICMS Jealousy Intervention. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 1(3), 93-103. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol1.iss3.119