... this response, highlighting the mechanisms through which leaders' perceptions of competitors' setbacks translate into competitive emotions. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops a conceptual model and a set of propositions, drawing on organizational identification and social comparison theory...

... organizational identification. Moreover, when the level of value congruence is high, the relationship between organizational identification and organizational deviance is strong, whereas the effect is weak when the level of value congruence is low. Practical implications The findings of this study suggest...