Claiming a Corner at Work: Measuring Employee Territoriality in Their Workspaces

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

Territoriality is an emerging concept of importance in organizations. Unfortunately, there does not exist currently a valid measure of territoriality with which to conduct research on territoriality in organizations. I developed a theoretically driven four-factor measure of territoriality. Six hundred and sixty-three people working in office settings completed an online survey about their territorial behaviors. Using confirmatory factor analysis I found that the four-factor structure had acceptable fit. I also found preliminary evidence of construct validity. Collectively, the results support the validity of the measure, thus providing an instrument for studying territoriality in organizations. I then discuss specific implications of this measure for both research and practise.

Discipline

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volume

29

Issue

1

First Page

44

Last Page

52

ISSN

0272-4944

Identifier

10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.05.004

Publisher

Elsevier

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