Territoriality in organizations

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Brown, G; Lawrence, TB; Robinson, SL
• 署名单位: Singapore Management University; Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 577-594
• 关键词: SIDE-BET THEORY; psychological ownership; COMMITMENT; dominance; IDENTITY; CONSEQUENCES; antecedents; BEHAVIOR; image; field

摘要

Territorial feelings and behaviors are important, pervasive, and yet largely overlooked aspects of organizational life. Organizational members can and do become territorial over physical spaces, ideas, roles, relationships, and other potential possessions in organizations. We examine how territorial behaviors are used to construct, communicate, maintain, and restore territories in organizations. We then go on to discuss the organizational consequences of these behaviors, including their effects on organizational commitment, conflict, preoccupation, and individual isolation.