Psychological Contract

The psychological contract is regarded as a major construct for understanding employee well‐being and behavior. It has been defined as an individual's beliefs, shaped by the organization, regarding terms of an exchange agreement between the individual and their organization. Research on the psychological contract has grown exponentially in the last 20 years and it has also received considerable practitioner interest. Psychological contract breach is the most important idea within psychological contract theory in terms of explaining employee well‐being, attitudes, and behavior. Researchers have, however, documented wide‐ranging critiques and challenges to the psychological contract. While there has been some impressive empirical support for the psychological contract, the components of the psychological contract concept are disputed and methods typically used to examine psychological contracts are limited, casting doubt over the value of the evidence base and how psychological contracts should be managed. Nevertheless, none of the critics recommend abandoning the psychological contract and the challenges can be viewed as opening up a rich research agenda for future studies.

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• Psychological Contracts in Organizations

  Denise M Rousseau, Denise Rousseau•Psychological contracts in…•1995

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• Understanding Psychological Contracts at Work

  Neil Conway, Rob B Briner•Understanding psychological…•2005

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• Psychological and implied contracts in organizations

  Open Access•Denise M Rousseau•Employee Responsibilities and…•1989

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• When Employees Feel Betrayed

  Elizabeth Wolfe Morrison, Sandra L Robinson•Academy of Management Review•1997

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• The Impact of Psychological Contract Breach on Work‐related Outcomes

  Open Access•Hao Zhao, Stephen J Wayne et al.•Personnel Psychology•2007

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• Men, Management, and Mental Health

  Harry Levinson, Charlton R Price et al.•Men, Management, and Mental Health•1962

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• Violating the psychological contract

  Open Access•Sandra L Robinson, Denise M Rousseau•Journal of Organizational Behavior•1994

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• Understanding Organizational Behavior

  O Benoit, Chris Argyris•Revue Française de Sociologie•1961

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