Psychological contracts: are they still relevant?
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Article Title | Psychological contracts: are they still relevant? |
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ERA Journal ID | 19743 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Maguire, Heather |
Journal Title | Career Development International |
Journal Citation | 7 (3), pp. 167-180 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2002 |
Place of Publication | Bradford, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1362-0436 |
1758-6003 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/13620430210414856 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1362-0436.htm |
Abstract | In dynamic business environments the concept of the psychological contract has altered radically. Empirical evidence from a case study conducted in one of Australia's largest banking organisations is used to illustrate how change can impact upon the psychological contract. Traditional loyalty to an organisation and continuance commitment are becoming less important as organisations pursue more transactional relationships with their employees and as employees are encouraged to pursue more self-interested 'protean' careers. The question could be asked whether, with such increased emphasis on self-serving personal and organisational strategies, the 'psychological contract' continues to provide a means of establishing effective relationships between organisations and their employees. The main conclusion is that the maintenance of such contracts still makes an important contribution to organisational relationships but that organisations need to seek ways of adjusting the terms of the psychological contract to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile and protean workforce. |
Keywords | psychology; contracts; banking; case studies |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350710. Organisational behaviour |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
350503. Human resources management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Business |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y8y3/psychological-contracts-are-they-still-relevant
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