Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities

Research on the impact of psychological ownership and its antecedents is at an inchoate stage. Earlier studies have considered only work factors as antecedents of psychological ownership. This study introduces non-work factors as potential antecedents. Work factors comprise of autonomy, participa...

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Main Author:	Muniandy, Nanthini
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2007
Subjects:	Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities. Employee ownership - Malaysia.
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6899/1/GSM_2007_8.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.68992023-11-14T08:50:53Z Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities 2007-04 Muniandy, Nanthini Research on the impact of psychological ownership and its antecedents is at an inchoate stage. Earlier studies have considered only work factors as antecedents of psychological ownership. This study introduces non-work factors as potential antecedents. Work factors comprise of autonomy, participative decision-making and job tenure, while non-work factors consists of self-efficacy and locus of control. This study also investigates the impact of psychological ownership on job performance mediated through job commitment and job satisfaction. Unlike previous studies, this study has been carried out in an eastern setting. The study was carried out amongst lecturers in business schools of public universities in Malaysia. Questionnaires were distributed through paper and online survey. Three hundred and twenty nine (329) academicians participated in this study. The data analyses reveal that, with regards to work factors, only autonomy and participative decision-making are positively related to psychological ownership. In terms of nonwork factors, self-efficacy and locus of control have a stronger influence on psychological ownership, compared to work factors. This study measured job performance as a multidimensional construct with three dimensions (teaching, publication and ESP [Editorial, Supervisory and Professional]) using actual and perceived performance ratings. Findings indicate that psychological ownership is positively related to job performance, job commitment and job satisfaction. Theoretically, this study depicts the importance of dispositional traits as predictors of psychological ownership, and psychological ownership as a determinant of employee performance. Practically, this study provides a mechanism to improve job performance of academicians in Malaysian public universities. The present study indicates ways to develop psychological ownership among lecturers as well as recommends administrators to incorporate personality tests in recruiting academic staffs in universities. On the whole, this study contributes to the present knowledge of psychological ownership by integrating several antecedents and outcomes in a single, comprehensive model of psychological ownership. Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities. Employee ownership - Malaysia. 2007-04 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6899/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6899/1/GSM_2007_8.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities. Employee ownership - Malaysia. Graduate School of Management Md. Sidin, Samsinar English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English English
advisor	Md. Sidin, Samsinar
topic	Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities. Employee ownership - Malaysia.
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description	Research on the impact of psychological ownership and its antecedents is at an inchoate stage. Earlier studies have considered only work factors as antecedents of psychological ownership. This study introduces non-work factors as potential antecedents. Work factors comprise of autonomy, participative decision-making and job tenure, while non-work factors consists of self-efficacy and locus of control. This study also investigates the impact of psychological ownership on job performance mediated through job commitment and job satisfaction. Unlike previous studies, this study has been carried out in an eastern setting. The study was carried out amongst lecturers in business schools of public universities in Malaysia. Questionnaires were distributed through paper and online survey. Three hundred and twenty nine (329) academicians participated in this study. The data analyses reveal that, with regards to work factors, only autonomy and participative decision-making are positively related to psychological ownership. In terms of nonwork factors, self-efficacy and locus of control have a stronger influence on psychological ownership, compared to work factors. This study measured job performance as a multidimensional construct with three dimensions (teaching, publication and ESP [Editorial, Supervisory and Professional]) using actual and perceived performance ratings. Findings indicate that psychological ownership is positively related to job performance, job commitment and job satisfaction. Theoretically, this study depicts the importance of dispositional traits as predictors of psychological ownership, and psychological ownership as a determinant of employee performance. Practically, this study provides a mechanism to improve job performance of academicians in Malaysian public universities. The present study indicates ways to develop psychological ownership among lecturers as well as recommends administrators to incorporate personality tests in recruiting academic staffs in universities. On the whole, this study contributes to the present knowledge of psychological ownership by integrating several antecedents and outcomes in a single, comprehensive model of psychological ownership.
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author	Muniandy, Nanthini
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title	Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities
title_short	Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities
title_full	Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities
title_fullStr	Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities
title_full_unstemmed	Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities
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granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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Antecedents and Impacts of Psychological Ownership Among Academicians in Business Faculties of Malaysian Public Universities

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