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Psychological Contract and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in China

Investigating Generalizability and Instrumentality.

Bibliographic Data

ID23326643
AuthorsChun Hui (0000-0002-0260-193X, City University of Hong Kong), Cynthia Lee (0000-0002-3581-6208, Northeastern University), Denise M Rousseau (0000-0003-0712-7189, Carnegie Mellon University)
Year2004
Volume89
Issue2
Pages311-321
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Applied Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9010 • E-ISSN: 1939-1854
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0021-9010.89.2.311
PMID15065977
OpenAlexW2145714078
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited58

This study examined the generalizability of psychological contract forms observed in the West (D. M. Rousseau, 2000) to China. Using 2 independent samples, results confirmed the generalizability of 3 psychological contract forms: transactional, relational, and balanced. This study also examined the nature of relationships of psychological contracts with organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). In particular, this study explored the role of instrumentality as a mediating psychological process. The authors found evidence that instrumentality mediates the relationship of relational and balanced forms with OCB; however, the transactional contract form is directly related to OCB. The authors discuss the implications of these results for the meaning of psychological contracts and OCB in China and raise issues for future research.

Developmental psychology · Generalizability theory · Meaning (existential) · Organizational Behavior · Organizational citizenship behavior · Organizational commitment · Psychological contract · Psychotherapist · Transactional leadership · Cultural Differences and Values · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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