According to organizational support theory (OST), employees develop a general perception concerning the extent to which their work organization values their contribution and cares about their well-being (perceived organizational support, or POS). We explain OST and review empirical POS findings relevant to OST's main propositions, including new findings that suggest changes to OST. Major antecedents of POS include fairness, support from leaders, and human resource practices and work conditions, especially to the extent that employees perceive these as the discretionary choices of organizations. Among more recent findings, the average level of POS has modestly increased over the past three decades in the United States. Furthermore, POS appears to have stronger positive outcomes in Eastern cultures than Western cultures. Some additional promising recent areas of research on POS include trickle-down effects, POS of groups, and POS as relevant to creativity and innovation, positive emotional outcomes, and well-being.

Robert Eisenberger

Linda Rhoades Shanock

Xueqi Wen

Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

The Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, launched in March 2014, is devoted to publishing reviews of the I/O Psychology and HRM/OB literature.

The Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, launched in March 2014, focuses on publishing comprehensive reviews of the literature in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (I/O Psychology) and Human Resource Management/Organizational Behavior (HRM/OB).

《Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior》期刊于2014年3月创刊，专注于发布工业与组织心理学（I/O Psychology）以及人力资源管理与组织行为（HRM/OB）文献的综述。

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Perceived Organizational Support: Why Caring About Employees Counts

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