Impact of psychological ownership on the extra role behavior of employees: A research in private sector

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of psychological ownership on the extra role behavior of employees. For this purpose, survey method and questionnaire technique were used in the research. Psychological ownership was measured using a 7 point psychological ownership scale designed by Van Dyne and Pierce (2004). In order to measure the extra role behavior of employees, a scale of 17 items developed by Vandewalle (1995) was used. In terms of demographic variables, six questions were asked regarding the gender, age, marital status, educational status, working time and total working time of the employees. The sample of the study consists of the employees of the Arkas Holding Operation Center operating within the provincial borders of Izmir. When the results of the study are evaluated, it was found that there was a meaningful and moderate positive relationship between psychological ownership and helping behavior dimension of extra role behavior, while there was a significant and low positive relationship between psychological ownership and voice behavior dimension of extra role behavior. In addition, it shows that there is no statistically meaningful difference between the demographic variables and the psychological ownership and extra role behavior dimensions. During the literature review, a very limited number of studies have been conducted on this subject. For this reason, it is thought that addressing the relationship between variables in the research part will contribute to both the management and the organization literature and the sector, and the suggestions for the enterprises as a result of the research will have an effect on the outputs of the enterprises. Keywords: Psychological Ownership, Ownership, Possession, Extra Role Behavior.