Designing and Testing a Model of Some Precedents of Positive Organizational Behavior

Abstract

The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents (perceived organizational support, leader-member exchange, role ambiguity, Psychological ownership, organization-based self-esteem) of positive organizational behavior. The Statistical Population included all employees of Khuzestan Regional Electric Company. From this Population, 350 employees were selected by stratified random sampling method. The participants responded to positive organizational behavior, organization-based self-esteem, leader-member exchange, Psychological ownership, perceived organizational support and role ambiguity questionnaires. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM). The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Results indicated that the proposed model fitted the data properly. Findings also showed that the direct effects of psychological ownership, perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange on positive organizational behavior were confirmed. Also, the mediating role of organization-based self-esteem on all relationships was supported. According to findings regarding fitness of the proposed model with the data and direct and indirect relationships, concerning the antecedent variables of positive organizational behavior was recommended.

Keywords

• Positive organizational behavior
• organization-based self-esteem
• Psychological ownership
• leader-member exchange
• role ambiguity