Employees' Support Perceptions as Antecedent to Psychological Ownership: A Study of Indian IT Professionals.

Psychological ownership is considered as one of the important employeeorganization linkages. Many studies have empirically demonstrated its favorable workplace outcomes, yet the research on its antecedents is relatively limited, particularly in the Indian context. This paper aims to reduce these gaps. It investigates the role of perceived organizational and supervisory support as antecedents to two distinct forms of psychological ownership (job focused and organization focused) in a sample of 162 IT professionals from India. The results indicate that the former is variously related to two forms of psychological ownership. Also, relationship between perceived supervisory support and both forms of psychological ownership was mediated by perceived organizational support. Practical implications of these results are discussed and future research pathways are suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]