Employee psychological ownership and work attitudes

Andriana Rapti, Bruce A. Rayton and Zeynep Yesim Yalabik

Evidence-based HRM, 2023, vol. 12, issue 4, 816-831

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to explain the link between employee psychological ownership (EPO) and work engagement (WE). The authors conceptualize EPO as a combination of various personal resources, i.e. self-efficacy, self-identity, accountability, belongingness and territoriality, and expected it to positively contribute to WE. Design/methodology/approach - The authors analyze survey data from employees of a public service organization in Greece and verify key findings using a two-wave cross-sectional survey design targeting a heterogeneous population of employees in the United States of America. Findings - The findings indicate that EPO is positively related to WE and job satisfaction mediates the relationship between EPO and WE. Furthermore, the authors' results support the discriminant validity between promotive EPO, preventative EPO (territoriality), WE and job satisfaction. Originality/value - The present study provides a deeper understanding of EPO, as it is explained in the theoretical foundations of the job demands-resources model (JD-R) model and helps us understand how EPO can affect WE.

Keywords: Psychological ownership; Work engagement; JD-R; Job satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-07-2023-0171

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