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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.
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 ...
- 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
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 ...
Jan 25, 2021 · Psychological contract breach and effort–reward imbalance The functioning of the PC is underpinned by Social Exchange theory (Blau, 1964 ) and the norm of reciprocity (Gouldner, 1960 ). Once formed, the PC is fairly stable and provides employees with some certainty regarding how the employment relationship will unfold (Rousseau, 1995 ).
- Yannick Griep, Yannick Griep, Sarah Bankins, Tinne Vander Elst, Hans De Witte, Hans De Witte
- 12
- 2021
- 25 January 2021
Feb 25, 2022 · We highlight future research directions that pertain to (a) psychological contract breach as a stressor, (b) potential operationalizations of these links (mediators), (c) factors that can exacerbate or ameliorate the relationship between psychological contract breach and health outcomes, (d) attention to differential outcomes of post-breach states, and (e) appropriate methodologies.
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Nov 23, 2022 · 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 ...
