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Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors
Dissertation (MCom (Industrial Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/110167 Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors Olckers, Chantal bremnermegan@yahoo.com Bremner, Megan psychological ownership career anchors job satisfaction organisational commitment career management. Dissertation (MCom (Industrial Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2015. Introduction: At a time where the workplace is consistently changing and profoundly unstable, human resource practitioners, managers, industrial/organisational (I/O) psychologists and career counsellors within organisations are seeking a workforce which is attached and committed to the organisation as well as their jobs. Both psychological ownership and Schein’s career anchors have a positive effect on job satisfaction and organisational commitment as well as promotes the retention of skilful employees within the organisation. Therefore research on psychological ownership and Schein’s career anchors is particularly relevant in an attempt to assist human resource practitioners, managers, industrial/organisational (I/O) psychologists and career counsellors within organisations with the difficulty that is instilling job satisfaction and organisational commitment. 2 Research purpose: The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether a relationship existed between psychological ownership and Schein’s career anchors and whether this relationship would influence employees’ job satisfaction and organisational commitment. Motivation for the study: To date, there is no empirical proof in the South African context of how employees’ psychological ownership relate to their career anchors. Research design, approach and method: The study made use of a quantitative research approach characterised by a crosssectional survey design. The questionnaires comprised of the following: a selfestablished biographic questionnaire, the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (SAPOS), the Career Orientation Inventory (COI), an Affective Organisational Commitment Scale and three items for the measurement of job satisfaction. A random sample comprising of 386 skilled employees working within organisations in South Africa voluntarily participated in the study. Data analysis comprised of Exploratory Factor Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Pearson Correlation Analysis, Canonical Correlation Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis. Main findings: Drawn from the results of this study, it becomes apparent that there is a relatively strong, positive relationship between psychological ownership and Schein’s career anchors. The results further indicated numerous relationships between the dimensions of both psychological ownership and career anchors. Additionally, the results revealed the psychological ownership dimensions, territoriality and responsibility to be the best predictors of certain career anchors. Results also indicated that the psychological dimensions and career anchors which were the best predictors of organisational commitment were identity, general management and service/dedication to a cause. The psychological dimensions and career anchors which were the best predictors of job satisfaction were identity, service/dedication to a cause, entrepreneurial creativity and autonomy. 3 Limitations/future research: This study was conducted within a South African population only, and as a consequence, the results generated could therefore not be generalised. Focus should be placed on obtaining a more representative and larger sample through means of future research efforts. Confounding variables could not be controlled due to the use of a cross-sectional research design. Therefore future research should consider using a longitudinal study in order to control for confounding variables. An additional limitation was exclusively using self- report measures, which is a strategy frequently linked with common method bias. Conclusion: It is apparent that a role can be played by psychological ownership in the field of career management and career psychology. The feeling of ownership, which is psychological in nature, may form a central part of one’s connection with an organisation and with one’s career anchor choice. Psychological ownership can contribute to and may be used to assist and inform human resource practitioners, managers, industrial/organisational (I/O) psychologists and career counsellors in organisations who concern themselves with enhancing person-job fit, the job and career satisfaction of the workforce leading to career success and talent retention, in understanding the benefit which stems from recognising job-based psychological ownership as an important factor in leading employees to feeling responsible towards their targets of ownership. The employee’s career anchor is the target of ownership with regards to this particular study. This will allow these managers to optimise the job and career satisfaction of employees leading to talent retention and career success. Human Resource Management MCom (Industrial Psychology) 2026-05-15T17:26:32Z 2026-05-15T17:26:32Z 15/11/22 2015 Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2263/110167 en application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | psychological ownership career anchors job satisfaction organisational commitment career management. Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors |
| title | Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors |
| title_full | Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors |
| title_fullStr | Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors |
| title_short | Psychological ownership and its relation to Schein’s career anchors |
| title_sort | psychological ownership and its relation to schein s career anchors |
| topic | psychological ownership career anchors job satisfaction organisational commitment career management. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/110167 |