ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OWNERSHIP PREDICTORS OF THE PASSIVE AVOIDANT LEADERSHIP STYLE?

Hamid Khan
Our Lady of the Lake University

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the impact of the Psychological Capital and Psychological
Ownership of University Professors and Academic Leaders on the Passive Avoidant Leadership
style. Specifically, this study intends to find out whether Psychological Capital (consisting of four
facets) and Psychological Ownership (consisting of five facets) can predict the Passive Avoidant
Leadership style. Utilizing a sample of academicians and university administrators and
controlling for four demographic variables (gender, age, education, and ethnicity), the results of
this study revealed that certain facets of ‘Composite Psychological Capital and Composite
Psychological Ownership’ are predictors of the Passive Avoidant Leadership style.

Keywords: Psychological Capital, Psychological Ownership, Passive Avoidant Leadership