Mediating effect of psychological ownership on the relationship of servant leadership and organizational citizenship: a conceptual model

Abstract

This is a conceptual study that proposes examining a mediated model of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among employees of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Plc. The PHCN Plc is a sole producer and distributor of electricity in Nigeria and plays a vital role in supporting the socio-economic development of Nigeria. If performance of OCB is enhanced among employees of this utility organization, effective functioning of the organization and ultimate realization of its goals and objectives will also be enhanced. Extensive review of relevant literature was done for better understanding of the current development of research involving OCB, servant leadership and psychological ownership that constitute the model of this study. Cross sectional and survey study will be employed as methods for data collection. One stage cluster sampling technique will be employed to obtain representative response from a sample of 322 lower and middle level employees of Kano PHCN Distribution Company. A combination of both descriptive and inferential statistics will be employed to test the hypothesized model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) will be used in the analysis because of its analytical power of testing several relationships simultaneously and reducing measurement error.