Psychological ownership: theoretical extensions, measurement and relation to work outcomes

By James Avey, Bruce J. Avolio, C. Crossley, Fred Luthans. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2009

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Summary Viewing psychological ownership as a positive resource for impacting human performance in organizations, the present study investigated the components of an expanded view of psychological ownership. Confirmatory factor analyses on a proposed measure of psychological ownership provided support for a positively-oriented, ‘‘promotion-focused’’ aspect of psychological ownership comprised of four dimensions: self-efficacy, accountability, sense of belongingness and self-identity. In addition, territoriality was examined as a unique and more ‘‘prevention-focused’’ form of ownership. Practical implications and suggestions for future research on psychological ownership and positive organizational behavior conclude the article. Copyright # 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Psychological Ownership in Small Family-Owned Businesses: Leadership Style and Nonfamily-Employees’ Work Attitudes and Behaviors (2011, background): “Understanding ownership as a psychological phenomenon in organizational settings has gained speed in recent years and the concept of psychological ownership has been the focus of recent research (Avey et al., 2009; Brown, Lawrence, & Robinson, 2005; Pierce et al., 2009; Pierce & Jussila, 2010).”
The impact of ethical leadership on organizational citizenship behavior: The moderating role of workplace ostracism (2017, background): “For example, the positive effect of psychological contract fulfillment on an employee’s performance (Turnley et al., 2003) and an employee’s psychological ownership toward his/her in-role behavior have been found (Park et al., 2015; Avey et al., 2009).”
Psychological capital and performance of Portuguese civil servants: exploring neutralizers in the context of an appraisal system (2010, background): “2007 ; Avey, Avolio, Crossley and Luthans 2009 ), future studies may also explore their respective neutralizers.”
Access-Based Services as Substitutes for Material Possessions: The Role of Psychological Ownership (2020, background): “For example, Avey et al. (2009) find that psychological ownership in organizational contexts leads to citizenship behavior associated with additional effort by and engagement of employees for the benefit of their company.”
Toward an Understanding of the Psychology of Stewardship (2012, background): “A sense of psychological ownership imbues individuals with the internal drive to protect that which is psychologically owned (Avey et al., 2009; Pierce et al., 2003).”
Affective commitment and job satisfaction among non-family employees: Investigating the roles of justice perceptions and psychological ownership (2011, background): “, 2007; Van Dyne & Pierce, 2004), job satisfaction (Avey et al., 2009; Pierce, Van Dyne, & Cummings, 1992; Van Dyne & Pierce, 2004), organizational citizenship behavior (Avey et al.”