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Positive Psychological Interventions Aimed at Managing Territorial Behaviours Within the Organisational Context

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Psychological ownership, a psychological state where individuals perceive an object as theirs, has proven to result in positive outcomes and behaviours within the organisational context. However, feelings of ownership may result in increased territorial behaviour at work. Territoriality, a social behavioural construct, has been defined as behaviours or actions emanating from psychological ownership for the purpose of claiming, maintaining or protecting an individual’s target of ownership. Very limited research exists regarding evidence-based positive psychological intervention strategies aimed at the management of territorial behaviours within organisational contexts. The aim of this chapter is to present the theoretical implications of territoriality as well as to provide evidence-based intervention strategies, from a positive psychology perspective, towards managing territorial behaviours within the organisational context.

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  1. Department of Human Resource Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Chantal Olckers

  2. Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

    Llewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl

  3. Department of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Llewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl

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    Llewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl

  2. Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

    Sebastiaan Rothmann Sr.

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Olckers, C., Van Zyl, L.E. (2019). Positive Psychological Interventions Aimed at Managing Territorial Behaviours Within the Organisational Context. In: Van Zyl, L., Rothmann Sr., S. (eds) Positive Psychological Intervention Design and Protocols for Multi-Cultural Contexts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20020-6_8

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