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Understanding psychological contracts at work : a critical evaluation of theory and research /

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How can we understand the relationship between employer and employee? What determines the give and take of such relationships and what happens when they go wrong? This book is the first to provide a comprehensive and critical overview of what is now the major way of trying to understand the employme...

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Main Author: Conway, Neil
Other Authors: Briner, Rob B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Organizational behavior.
Social psychology.
Psychology, Social
Comportement organisationnel.
Psychologie sociale.
social psychology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Negotiating.
Organizational behavior
Social psychology
Organisationspsychologie
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 The History and Development of the Psychological Contract Concept; 3 What is the Psychological Contract? Defining the Concept; 4 The Contents of Psychological Contracts; 5 How Does the Psychological Contract Affect Behaviour, Attitudes, and Emotion? The Importance of Psychological Contract Breach; 6 Researching the Psychological Contract; 7 Challenges for Psychological Contract Researchers; 8 Understanding the Psychological Contract as a Process; 9 Managing the Psychological Contract.