The central construct within organizational support theory
(OST), perceived organizational support (POS), refers to
the degree to which employees believe their work organization
values their contributions and cares about their wellbeing
(Eisenberger et al. 1986; Rhoades and Eisenberger
2002). In 2002, Rhoades and Eisenberger published the
first review of the POS literature, which comprised more
than 70 studies published between the introduction of POS
in 1986 and 2000. Since then, scholarly attention to POS
has dramatically increased.