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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Play, Primates, Jealousy, Work, and Losing Deliberately

Gorillas like to play games and when they do they sometimes lose deliberately. Why? “Self-handicapping” encourages their playmate to keep on with the game. Jealousy can be very like play – there are triangles, winners and losers, and feelings run high. This is very true of workplace jealousy. Does self-handicapping have a role to play in mitigating workplace jealous?

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