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We highlight the practical implications of research to date on psychological contracts and end with directions for future research to include the need for greater attention given to ideological currency, employee health, polycontextual approaches, the role of psychological needs, and post-breach/violation.
A psychological contract (PC) is a reciprocal exchange of an unwritten promise formulated between and employee and an employer. Stemming from psychological foundations, PCs provide a powerful rationale for why employers must attend to the ‘human’ side of the employee-employer relationship.
Literature on the psychological contract has blossomed progressively over the last ten years to the extent that it is now firmly located within the lexicon of the Human Resource Management (HRM) discipline. Yet as this review indicates, the theoretical assumptions that seem to pervade the psychological contract literature are not without major
Jun 25, 2024 · The author of this article argues that in a time of continuous change, these contracts will need to be revisited, and she proposes some actions that companies can take to renegotiate the terms.
It outlines the determinants of the psychological contract, taking into account factors at the individual, organizational, sector and country levels. The results show that, even after taking all these factors into account, temporary workers still report a more positive psychological contract.
Feb 25, 2022 · Building on current frameworks viewing psychological contract breach as a psychosocial stressor influencing employee health, future research could examine these theoretical links and unpack the nature of such stressors.
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Jul 22, 2021 · Aim: The aim of this article is to present a critical review on the conceptualisation of the psychological contract, distilling and operationalising the concept, to ensure that debate and...
