Psychological contract formation
The influence of demographic factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13010451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Adam (0000-0003-1543-8729, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, corresponding author), Fanny Adams Quagrainie (0000-0002-2183-1466, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration), Edem Kwame Mensah Klobodu (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 279-294 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Area Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2049-1123 • E-ISSN: 2233-8659 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2233865914545523 |
| OpenAlex | W1998012840 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 49 |
The study surveyed 292 respondents from Tema (a major urban municipality and manufacturing hub in Ghana) to examine the determinants of psychological contract. The study sought to examine whether demographic factors (age and gender) mediate the formation and the effect of a psychological contract. Using a Structural Equation Modeling estimation technique, the results indicate a positive relationship between employees’ expectations and the obligations of employers. Further, the findings show that older employees perceive higher relational obligations than younger employees, whereas younger employees perceive higher transactional obligations than older employees. Also, while men score higher on transactional expectations, women score higher on relational expectations. There was no difference, however, in the expectations of employees concerning the obligations of the employers
Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Psychological contract · Structural equation modeling · Transactional leadership · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |