Running head: UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEWARDSHIP 1
UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEWARDSHIP
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, UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEWARDSHIP 2
Understanding the Psychology of Stewardship
INTRODUCTION
Stewardship theory: draws from sociology & psychology; organisational actors
see greater long-term utility in other-focused pro-social behaviour than in self-
serving opportunistic behaviour – “placing the long-term best interests of a
group ahead of personal goals that serve own self-interest”
• feelings of autonomy drive motivation to perform stewardship = control is
counterproductive
EXPLORING THE CONSTRUCT OF STEWARDSHIP
UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS
Psychological/social contracts: individual’s notion in mutual responsibilities
between themselves and every other birthday celebration, inclusive of their
organization
• content of psychological contracts can be grouped in three currencies:
economic (money), socioemotional (job security), ideological
3) ideological currency: ideological nature “pursuit of a cause” – organisation
is obligated to support cause & and act as vehicle through which employee can
contribute to cause; often include economic & socioemotional currencies at
same time
• in stewardship concept individual holds conventional relationship with
their organisations
UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEWARDSHIP
Name
Institution
Course
Tutor
Date
, UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEWARDSHIP 2
Understanding the Psychology of Stewardship
INTRODUCTION
Stewardship theory: draws from sociology & psychology; organisational actors
see greater long-term utility in other-focused pro-social behaviour than in self-
serving opportunistic behaviour – “placing the long-term best interests of a
group ahead of personal goals that serve own self-interest”
• feelings of autonomy drive motivation to perform stewardship = control is
counterproductive
EXPLORING THE CONSTRUCT OF STEWARDSHIP
UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS
Psychological/social contracts: individual’s notion in mutual responsibilities
between themselves and every other birthday celebration, inclusive of their
organization
• content of psychological contracts can be grouped in three currencies:
economic (money), socioemotional (job security), ideological
3) ideological currency: ideological nature “pursuit of a cause” – organisation
is obligated to support cause & and act as vehicle through which employee can
contribute to cause; often include economic & socioemotional currencies at
same time
• in stewardship concept individual holds conventional relationship with
their organisations
