The Relationship Between Psychological Contract Breach and Job-Related Attitudes Within a Manufacturing Plant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16913549 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franklin Abela (University of Malta), Marc Debono (0000-0001-7634-8810, University of Malta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244018822179 |
| OpenAlex | W2910437211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
This study investigates the relationship between psychological contract breach (PCB) and three employee attitudes, namely organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), trust in the organization, and intention to leave the job. The study was carried out in an industrial plant in the chemical sector situated in Malta, which was in the process of a takeover from a multinational. Survey data were collected from 258 employees, representing 47% of the workforce in the plant. Results indicate that PCB is negatively related to trust and positively related to the intention to leave the job. The negative relationship between PCB and trust is stronger among female employees. On the other hand, the positive relation between PCB and intention to leave the job is strongest among workers with longer tenure. PCB is only moderately related to OCB among female workers. A number of conceptual and managerial implications are highlighted
Business · Multinational corporation · Political science · Psychological contract · Survey data collection · Workforce · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying
Psychological Contracts in Organizations
The impact of job insecurity and contract type on attitudes, well‐being and behavioural reports
Psychological and implied contracts in organizations
Measurement artifacts in the assessment of counterproductive work behavior and organizational citizenship behavior
The Impact of Psychological Contract Breach on Work‐related Outcomes
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors
Affect- And Cognition-Based Trust as Foundations for Interpersonal Cooperation in Organizations.
Research design
Exchange and Power in Social Life
Measuring trust inside organisations
Influence of Psychological Contract Breach on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and Trust
The development of psychological contract breach and violation
Examining the roles of job involvement and work centrality in predicting organizational citizenship behaviors and job performance
Cultural variation and the psychological contract
Violating the psychological contract
A psychological contract perspective on organizational citizenship behavior
Why do they leave? Modeling child welfare workers' turnover intentions
A Unified Model of Turnover from Organizations
New hire perceptions of their own and their employer's obligations
Gender Differences in Preferences
Sex differences and similarities in job attribute preferences
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |