Psychological Ownership, Job Satisfaction, and Middle Manager Entrepreneurial Behavior

Mustafa, M.; Martin, L.; Hughes, M.

doi:10.1177/1548051815627360

Psychological Ownership, Job Satisfaction, and Middle Manager Entrepreneurial Behavior

Mustafa, M.; Martin, L.; Hughes, M.

Authors

M. Mustafa

L. Martin

M. Hughes

Abstract

Despite the importance of middle managers’ entrepreneurial behavior for corporate entrepreneurship, there is still a lack of knowledge about its determinants. Knowledge of the role of individual psychological states and work attitudes remains particularly thin. Through an empirical investigation into 136 middle managers in a large Singapore telecommunications firm, this study finds that psychological ownership is positively related to entrepreneurial behavior and job satisfaction within these middle managers. The study further finds that job satisfaction is positively related to entrepreneurial behavior and mediates the relationship between psychological ownership and entrepreneurial behavior. This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating the relationship between psychological ownership and pro-organizational behavior, extending psychological ownership research into the field of corporate entrepreneurship via middle managers’ entrepreneurial behavior.

Citation

Mustafa, M., Martin, L., & Hughes, M. (2016). Psychological Ownership, Job Satisfaction, and Middle Manager Entrepreneurial Behavior. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 23(3), 272-287. https://doi.org/10.1177/1548051815627360

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 23, 2015
Online Publication Date	Feb 19, 2016
Publication Date	Aug 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Jan 5, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Jan 15, 2016
Journal	Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
Print ISSN	1548-0518
Electronic ISSN	1939-7089
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	23
Issue	3
Pages	272-287
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/1548051815627360
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1392795

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Mustafa, M. and Martin, L. and Hughes, M. (2016) 'Psychological ownership, job satisfaction, and middle manager entrepreneurial behavior.', Journal of leadership and organizational studies., 23 (3). pp. 272-287. Copyright © 2013 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.