Detecting a shade of schadenfreude in employee satisfaction with salary raises

Deniz Gevrek, David Hudgins and Marilyn K. Spencer

Applied Economics Letters, 2020, vol. 27, issue 20, 1677-1680

Abstract: This is the first study that explores the schadenfreude effect in employee satisfaction with and reaction to five-different salary raises. Authors construct a unique data set that was created by annually surveying employees from a representative U.S. public university over 5 years. Individuals demonstrate the emotion of schadenfreude in terms of the interactive impact of the raises of other employees. The results also indicate that awarding a one-time, small increase in compensation is not to be recommended for employee satisfaction and retention.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1711506

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