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The Mediating Effect of Psychological Ownership on the Relationship between Job Characteristics and Service Quality

직무특성과 서비스품질의 관계에서 심리적 주인의식의 매개효과

  • 이규용 (울산과학대학교 산업경영과) ;
  • 송정수 (울산과학대학교 산업경영과)
  • Received : 2014.01.20
  • Accepted : 2014.03.20
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study includes: the relationships between job characteristics and service quality and the mediating effect of the psychological ownership on the relationship between job characteristics and service quality. In order to verify the relationships and mediating effect, data were collected from 255 nurses in a university hospital at Ulsan city to test theoretical model and its hypotheses. All data collected from the survey were analyzed using with SPSS 18.0. and AMOS 18.0. This study reports findings as follows: first, the relationship between the job characteristics and the psychological ownership is positively related. Second, there was also a positive correlation between the psychological ownership and service quality. Third, the relationship between the job characteristics and the service quality is positively related. Finally, the psychological ownership played as a partial mediator on the relationship between job characteristics and service quality. Based on these findings, the implications and the limitations of the study were presented including some directions for future studies.

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