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      • Unlike the legal contract of employment, the psychological contract is not tangible. It’s built on the everyday actions and statements made by one party and how they are interpreted by the other.
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  1. The concept of a psychological contract emerged in the 1960s and was rooted in psychological and organizational behavior. It emphasized the human side of the relationship between employee and employer. A psychological contract encompasses the informal beliefs, ambitions, obligations, and expectations the employee and the employer perceives.

  2. 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.

  3. Rousseau distinguishes four phases in psychological contract formation and evolution. Firstly, in the pre‐employment phase, professional norms and societal beliefs play a general role. Secondly, more specific components of psychological contracts are formed in the recruitment process.

  4. Oct 15, 2024 · A psychological contract has two main elements: explicit and implicit. Explicit elements are the clear, voiced expectations that are often discussed during job interviews or performance reviews, such as salary, work hours, and specific job duties.

  5. May 3, 2018 · The psychological contract is an important agreement between employees and employers. This article looks at the key element of the contract: communication. It also looks at the role diversity plays and how breaches occur and how to avoid them.

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  6. www.cipd.org › factsheets › psychological-factsheetPsychological Contract - CIPD

    Unlike the legal contract of employment, the psychological contract is not tangible. It’s built on the everyday actions and statements made by one party and how they are interpreted by the other. This factsheet explores the psychological contract in the context of the employment relationship.

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  8. 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

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