Influential Article Review - How Psychological Ownership and Work Relationships Affect Employee Turnover

Abstract

This paper examines employee turnover. We present insights from a highly influential paper. Here are the highlights from this paper: Drawing on a tripartite perspective on attitudes, this study examines the influence of psychological ownership and territoriality on turnover intention, as well as the moderating role of work relationship closeness on the relationship between territoriality and turnover intention. Analyses of longitudinal data collected from 341 employees in three Chinese automobile manufacturing companies demonstrate that employees’ psychological ownership is negatively related to their turnover intention. As well, territoriality is negatively related to turnover intention and mediates the relationship between psychological ownership and turnover intention. Additionally, work relationship closeness moderates the relationship between territoriality and turnover intention such that the negative relationship is stronger when employees experience a higher level of work relationship closeness. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. For our overseas readers, we then present the insights from this paper in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and German.