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    Psychological Ownership of Employees: Its Antecedents and Outcomes in Ethiopian Organizations
    (AAU, 2023-05-07) Meba Tadesse Delle; Pmfrmr Lucia Naldi (PhD)
    Employees often feel a sense of ownership toward their organization, even without legal possession. This dissertation explores a phenomenon known as “psychological ownership” (PO) amongst employees in organizations. The primary goals of this dissertation are to investigate the understudied individual-level factors that influence PO and to examine the mediating role of PO in the relationship between those factors and employee workplace behaviors. The study further aims to develop a contextualized PO measurement scale suitable for the Ethiopian context and potentially other similar settings. The study explores both the antecedents and outcomes of PO within the specific context of Ethiopian organizations. The dissertation comprises three independent papers; in the first paper, the findings suggest that the temporal focus (past and future orientation) of employees determines their PO toward their organization and in turn influences their attitude toward women in management. In the second paper, the findings show that employees’ workplace spirituality influences their PO toward the organization and, in turn, on their entrepreneurial behavior. In both cases, PO is found to mediate the relationship. The third paper develops a contextualized psychological ownership measure that is applicable in Ethiopia and potentially in other East African countries. This dissertation aims to advance our understanding of PO in specific workplace settings and provide a valuable tool for assessing and fostering this crucial phenomenon in the Ethiopian context