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A psychological contract breach is a subjective experience referred to the perception of one of the parties that the other has failed to adequately fulfill its obligations and promises. Breaches have been systematically connected to employees’ attitudes and behaviors that hamper the employment relationship.
The term psychological contract refers to the often unspoken set of expectations and assumptions that two parties (employees and the organisation, its leaders and managers) have of each other about things like how they will behave and act. Examples. Psychological contract breaches. Development of the term. References.
We provide a review of psychological contract research, beginning with past conceptualizations and empirical evidence. We tailor this retrospective look by reviewing the antecedents and outcomes associated with psychological contract breach and discussing the dominant theoretical explanations for the breach-outcome relationship. This synthesis of past evidence provides the foundation for ...
The psychological contract is key to the relationship between employees and employers. It shapes the culture of an organization and affects how people work together. It outlines what employees expect and what employers must do. Recent studies have shown how important this contract is for employee health. A study with 3,870 employees in Germany ...
First, the continued use of the contractual. concept in the literature is questioned. Second, we deal with the possibility of mixed messages. and divergent expectations surrounding the. delivery of the deal. Third, we present. psychological contract violations within a wider. political economy of capitalism.
Achieving a fair balanced Psychological Contract requires that important factors are understood, and seen to be understood. The more an employer demonstrates broad awareness of the employee situation, the more likely it becomes that mutual agreement - and a healthy Psychological Contract - can be established and maintained.
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Why the psychological contract is worth taking seriously. Despite the many problems with the way in which the concept has been developed to date, there is a case for taking the psychological contact seriously. Three main reasons will be outlined, all at a level of policy rather than theory.
