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Morrison and Robinson (1997; see also Robinson and Morrison, 2000), in their model of the development of violation of the psychological contract, suggest that reneging and incongruence are two important causes of the perception of contract breach. Reneging occurs when the organization knowingly fails to follow through its obligations, due to inability or unwillingness on the part of the ...
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.
- Job Satisfaction
- The Psychological Contract of Non-Consultant Doctors
- Limitations
Reported levels of overall job satisfaction in this cohort of doctors were reasonably high. Notably, one of the highest scoring individual attributes in the Job Satisfaction Scale was ‘the work you do’. This is a reassuring finding, given that previous research has identified decreases in job satisfaction arising from the changes in doctors’ role f...
The findings of this study make clear that psychological contract breach has a direct, negative association with job satisfaction and wellbeing for doctors, echoing the results of previous research conducted with employees outside the healthcare sector . The current findings give healthcare administrators a potentially significant policy lever with...
There are some limitations to this study. Firstly, as with any online opt-in questionnaire, there is a possible self-selection bias in sampling. People are more likely to complete a survey if they have a strong opinion or problem to voice about the issue at hand, and this may be particularly the case when discussing one’s workplace. This sampling b...
- Aedin Collins, Alexandra Beauregard
- 2020
Feb 25, 2022 · Psychological contract breach and violation are the primary mechanisms for the association between psychological contract and negative outcomes. Psychological contract breach is defined as “the cognition that one’s organization has failed to meet one or more obligations within one’s psychological contract in a manner commensurate with one’s contributions” (Morrison and Robinson 1997 ...
Sep 7, 2022 · As such, the psychological contract depicts the subtleties in the employment relationship. A breach in the psychological contract is a disturbing emotional process which comes about when there is an unresolved disruption in the stable psychological contract between employer and employee (Rousseau, Hansen, & Tomprou, 2018).
Jan 25, 2021 · INTRODUCTION. Experiencing stress at work is “one of the most significant workplace health hazards” faced by employees in developed countries (Spector, 2002, p. 133).). Poor physical and mental health and well-being at work are pervasive and costly, exemplified by the fact that at any given time, 20% of the working-age adults have a mental health problem (OECD, 2012), which carries a high ...
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Jul 26, 2018 · Psychological contract breach (PCB) may trigger negative attitudes in employees and ultimately cause further negative behaviors. By drawing on social exchange theory, this study aims to explore the link between PCB and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) by focusing on the mediating role of organizational cynicism and work alienation.
