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Psychological Ownership and the Organizational Context: by Jon Pierce, Iiro Jussila

By Jon Pierce, Iiro Jussila

Mental possession as a phenomenon and build draws more and more students in quite a few fields. This quantity provides a accomplished and updated evaluate of the mental possession literature with specific cognizance paid to the idea, examine proof, and reviews on managerial purposes.

The authors deal with key components that learn an employee's possession emotions for their utilizing association. The chapters handle, between others, the subsequent subject matters: the that means of mental possession, the genesis of possession emotions, the stories and paths down which individuals shuttle that supply upward thrust to reviews of possession, and the implications (the own and paintings results) that stem from the experience of possession. whereas the vast majority of the booklet is concentrated on emotions of possession that exist on the individual-level, the authors introduce the build of collective mental possession in addition. This paintings recognizes that teamwork has develop into more and more standard in corporations and that like participants, groups can come to a collective experience of possession for quite a few pursuits inside of their paintings surroundings. The ebook closes by way of drawing upon the prevailing technological know-how of mental possession to supply a viewpoint on its utilized (managerial) implications.

This e-book will make a noteworthy addition to students' libraries: collage libraries also will price it between their collections. scholars of organizational psychology, administration, organizational habit, sociology and verbal exchange and their professors will locate a lot of curiosity the following.

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Would you leave the organization if you were promised better employment elsewhere? If not, and out of a concern for the loss of these relationships, the continuation of your attachment reflects what Allen and Meyer (1990) refer to as continuance (behavioral) commitment. The most dominant approach to organizational commitment has been influenced by the work of Porter, Steers, Mowday, and Boulian (1974). indd 23 25/07/2011 15:57 24 Psychological ownership and the organizational context Their approach to attitudinal (affective) commitment reflects the employee’s ‘desire to remain’ in the organization, ‘willingness to exert effort’ on behalf of the organization, and a ‘belief in and acceptance of the values and goals’ of the organization.

Effectance Motivation4 After extensive examination of possession and ownership in different age groups and cultural settings, Furby (1991) concluded that feelings of efficacy and personal control are tied to the meaning of and motivation for possession. According to Beaglehole (1932, p. 299), the self ‘organizes itself about those objects which are of interest because they satisfy fundamental needs,’ such as the need for control and effectance (Furby, 1980; White, 1959; Wilpert, 1991). Isaacs (1933, p.

Possessions, Furby (1978b, p. 60) notes: Have an instrumental function – they make possible certain activities and pleasures. In other words, they enable one to effect desired outcomes in one’s environment . . The importance of this instrumental factor at all ages . . is provocative . . The results here suggest possession may be one manifestation of effectance motivation in that a central feature of possession is the ability to affect and control the object in whatever way one wishes. White (1959) argued that a part of the human condition is revealed by the organism’s exploration of its environment.

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