Psychological ownership in family businesses

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Psychological ownership in family businesses

The study probes the antecedents and consequences of collective psychological ownership - the sense that something belongs to "me" or "us" - in the context of family businesses.

The research has resulted in publications on psychological ownership and several conference papers, including:

  • Limits to psychological ownership in the family business; Broekaert, Wouter ; Henssen, Bart; Lambrecht, Johan; Debackere, Koenraad; Andries, Petra Emerald Journal of Family Business Management; 2018; Vol. 8; pp. 196 - 216
  • How to encourage psychological ownership? Make employees psychological owners of change; Vereecken, Hilde; Broekaert, Wouter; Henssen, Bart
  • People and Management Media & Information; HR Square; 2016; iss. 163; pp. 35 - 41
Psychologisch eigenaarschap familiebedrijven

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