Psychological Ownership and Goal Achievement: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

Abstract

This study is about the relationship between Psychological Ownership, Employee Engagement, and Goal Achievement. Sample are from the SME of the FMCG sector in Lahore, Pakistan and empirically examine the relationship between them. The study results break the myth of psychological ownership which is considered as the predictor of positive outcomes. Employee engagement is considered as a mediator among psychological ownership and goal achievement in this study. The data was collected using two different questionnaires about supervisory rated & self-rated responses. The finding of the study will help us to understand the direct relationship between psychological ownership and goal achievement and will also help us to focuses on other factors which directly or indirectly affect goal achievement. The study also refers to psychological ownership as a double edge sword which benefits during suitable times and has the ability to produce negative outcomes at the time of change