Janteloven and the Expression of Pride in Norway and the United States

Bromgard, Gregg; Trafimow, David; Linn, Christopher

doi:10.1080/00224545.2014.914884

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“…In many contexts, pride is thought of as undesirable (e.g. Bromgard et al, 2014;Eid & Diener, 2009;Stipek, 1998). People who express pride of achievements are evaluated less positively than less expressive achievers (Kalokerinos, Greenaway, Pedder, & Margetts, 2014), especially if the achievement domain is important for or desired by the observer (Lockwood & Kunda, 1997).…”

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“…For example, it has been argued that proud individuals distance themselves from others (disengage), explaining why this emotion may be evaluated less positively in cultures where social relations are more tight (e.g. Kitayama et al, 2006), or where norms for acting humbly are present (Bromgard, Trafimow, & Linn, 2014). As another example, proud people (in comparison to compassionate people) tend to perceive themselves as more similar to strong than weak (i.e.…”

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The self and others in the experience of pride

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Zeelenberg

Breugelmans

2017

Cognition and Emotion

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Pride is seen as both a self-conscious emotion as well as a social emotion. These categories are not mutually exclusive, but have brought forth different ideas about pride as either revolving around the self or as revolving around one's relationship with others. Current measures of pride do not include intrapersonal elements of pride experiences. Social comparisons, which often cause experiences of pride, contain three elements: the self, the relationship between the self and another person, and the other person. From the literature on pride, we distilled three related elements; perceptions and feelings of self-inflation, other-distancing, and other-devaluation. In four studies, we explored whether these elements were present in pride experiences. We did so at an implicit (Experiment 1; N = 218) and explicit level (Experiment 2; N = 125), in an academic setting with in vivo (Experiment 3; N = 203) and imagined pride experiences (Experiment 4; N = 126). The data consistently revealed that the experience of pride is characterised by self-inflation, not by other-distancing nor other-devaluation.

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The self and others in the experience of pride

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Zeelenberg

Breugelmans

2017

Cognition and Emotion

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“…This could relate to cultural differences in terms of individualism vs collectivism but also in terms of egalitarianism. For example, Nordic countries, that have a strong egalitarian nature, embrace the so-called Law of Jante (Brombard et al, 2014;Cappelen and Dahlberg, 2018) that includes rules like "you're not to think you are anything special" and "you're not to think you are more important than we are" which would clearly conflict with any entitlement tendencies.…”

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The era of consumer entitlement: investigating entitlement after a perceived brand failure

Melancon

Gardner

Dalakas

2021

JCM

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the antecedents of consumer entitlement among loyal consumers in response to a perceived brand failure, as well as the effect of consumer entitlement on satisfaction and behavioral intentions. Design/methodology/approach An online questionnaire asked 226 Game of Thrones viewers about their reactions to the final season of the series. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was the analysis method for testing the hypotheses. Findings Investment, perceived justice and collective fairness are all predictors of entitlement. Fan identification increases feelings of investment. Entitlement has a negative relationship with satisfaction, and satisfaction is positively related to relational behaviors. Practical implications Loyal, highly entitled consumers can make life difficult for a brand in customer service encounters, on social media and financially. The manuscript offers managers an understanding of which consumers and situations may elicit entitlement and how to mitigate entitlement. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to attempt to model antecedents of consumer entitlement and to study entitlement among highly loyal consumers in response to a perceived brand failure. The study furthers existing research by pointing out the effect of entitlement on the relationship with the brand and consequences for the brand, as opposed to past studies, which have largely explored the effects of working with entitled consumers on front-line employees.

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“…TPS is presumed to have emerged from New Zealand’s geographic isolation (Packer, 2014) and a mix of the social characteristics of its indigenous Māori population (Haar and Delaney, 2009) and early British immigrants (Packer, 2014), resulting in a largely egalitarian culture (Hugo, 2006; Peeters, 2004; Trevor-Roberts et al, 2003). TPS is often considered to be culturally specific to Australasia, but it is also noted elsewhere, such as the Nordic countries where the ‘Law of Jante’ (janteloven) discourages people to promote their achievements (Scott, 2013) or show pride (Bromgard et al, 2014).…”

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Legitimizing entrepreneurial success in an environment of Tall Poppy syndrome: Lessons from celebrity entrepreneurs in New Zealand

Kirkwood

Warren

2019

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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In this article, we examine the phenomenon of Tall Poppy syndrome (TPS) in relation to entrepreneurship in New Zealand. TPS is based on the concept that some peoples’ success elevates or distinguishes them from others, resulting in envy from others. TPS has been highlighted as an important element of New Zealand’s culture. This may clash with government initiatives, which often focus on building a high profile for aspirant entrepreneurs. In this article, we carry out a qualitative study into 11 such ‘celebrity’ entrepreneurs in New Zealand. The key question of our study is how being held up as a celebrity affects their practice. By introducing the celebrity element into our study, we contribute further understanding about the processes of social legitimacy for entrepreneurs. This has important implications for policy and practice, because if entrepreneurs are ‘allowed’ to be successful, this may encourage them to influence another generation of entrepreneurs to challenge TPS.

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Janteloven and the Expression of Pride in Norway and the United States

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

The self and others in the experience of pride

The self and others in the experience of pride

The era of consumer entitlement: investigating entitlement after a perceived brand failure

Legitimizing entrepreneurial success in an environment of Tall Poppy syndrome: Lessons from celebrity entrepreneurs in New Zealand

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