Best Practices and Industry Benchmarks

High performance expectations as an effective management measure have gained increasing attention for their motivational effect. This study of its negative effects reveals one of the factors that affect the sustainability of motivation. Exploring its negative effects from different perspectives can help us understand the incentive of high performance expectations more comprehensively. Territoriality as a social-behavioral concept has a significant effect on the performance and well-being of organizations and their members, such as diminishing the focus on task performance and increasing conflict. It is therefore important that researchers continue to investigate the antecedent conditions associated with territoriality. Our findings are significant because we draw attention to previously unexamined antecedents of territoriality and provide the bases for practical interventions that have the potential to curb the intension of territoriality. There is much yet to be explored. We hope that this study encourages future inquiries into the antecedents of territoriality and the influence of the context in which they operate.