Unpacking the mechanism by which psychological ownership manifests at the level of the individual: a dynamic model of identity and self

Hillenbrand, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2929-5098 and Money, K. G. (2015) Unpacking the mechanism by which psychological ownership manifests at the level of the individual: a dynamic model of identity and self. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 23 (2). pp. 148-165. ISSN 1069-6679 doi: 10.1080/10696679.2015.1002334

Abstract/Summary

Increasing prominence of the psychological ownership (PO) construct in management studies raises questions about how PO manifests at the level of the individual. In this article, we unpack the mechanism by which individuals use PO to express aspects of their identity and explore how PO manifestations can display congruence as well as incongruence between layers of self. As a conceptual foundation, we develop a dynamic model of individual identity that differentiates between four layers of self, namely, the “core self,” “learned self,” “lived self,” and “perceived self.” We then bring identity and PO literatures together to suggest a framework of PO manifestation and expression viewed through the lens of the four presented layers of self. In exploring our framework, we develop a number of propositions that lay the foundation for future empirical and conceptual work and discuss implications for theory and practice.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/42120
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/10696679.2015.1002334
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations, Behaviour and Reputation
Publisher	M.E. Sharpe
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