TY  - GEN
AU  - Pierce, Jon L.
AU  - Kostova, Tatiana
AU  - Dirks, Kurt T.
AU  - Pierce, Jon L.
AU  - Kostova, Tatiana
AU  - Dirks, Kurt T.
LA  - eng
CN  - ENP-f13f13f3-4733-43fb-99bc-3c36e9afeef5
TI  - The state of psychological ownership: integrating and extending a century of research
PY  - 2003
AB  - People develop feelings of ownership for a variety of objects, material and immaterial in nature. We refer to this state as psychological ownership. Building on and extending previous scholarship, the authors offer a conceptual examination of this construct. After defining psychological ownership, they address "why" it exists and "how" it comes into being. They propose that this state finds its roots in a set of intraindividual motives (efficacy and effectance, self-identity, and having a place to dwell). In addition, they discuss the experiences that give rise to psychological ownership and propose several positive and negative consequences of this state. The authors’ work provides a foundation for the development of a comprehensive theory of psychological ownership and the conceptual underpinnings for empirical testing.
ER  -