Work environment structure and psychological ownership: The mediating effects of control

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 507-534

  Pierce, Jon L ^a   O'driscoll, Michael P ^b   Coghlan, Anne marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c Sheffield Consultants   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Control; Psychological ownership; Work environment structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444348452     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.144.5.507-534     Document Type: Article

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