Employee's opinions on psychological contracts
The "psychological contract" is one of today's hottest buzzwords. In this ever continuing competitive and changing environment rapid organisational and managerial change is required to enable business and organisations to survive. The objective of this research was to inves...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za-10500-158612016-04-16T04:08:30Z Employee's opinions on psychological contracts Ramjee, Sunita Koortzen, Pieter, 1966- Cilliers, Frans Employer Employee Relationship Psychological contract Dimensions 158.7 Contracts -- Psychological aspects Commitment (Psychology) Work -- Psychological aspects The "psychological contract" is one of today's hottest buzzwords. In this ever continuing competitive and changing environment rapid organisational and managerial change is required to enable business and organisations to survive. The objective of this research was to investigate the extent to which opinions of employees about the various psychological contract dimensions can influence the overall employment relationship. A literature survey concerning the psychological contract construct, its dimensions and the variables affecting the psychological contract was done. A sample of 394 employees within an Auditing firm was obtained, from which three departments (Management Consulting, Auditing and Information Systems) employees opinions on the psychological contract dimensions were compared. The results of the empirical study indicated that there are comparable differences in employee's perceptions of the various dimensions of the psychological contract. Industrial and Organisational Psychology M.A. (Industrial Psychology) 2015-01-23T04:24:08Z 2015-01-23T04:24:08Z 2002-11 Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15861 en 1 online resource (x, 151 leaves) |
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The "psychological contract" is one of today's hottest buzzwords. In this ever
continuing competitive and changing environment rapid organisational and managerial change is
required to enable business and organisations to survive. The objective of this research was to
investigate the extent to which opinions of employees about the various psychological contract
dimensions can influence the overall employment relationship.
A literature survey concerning the psychological contract construct, its dimensions and the
variables affecting the psychological contract was done.
A sample of 394 employees within an Auditing firm was obtained, from which three departments
(Management Consulting, Auditing and Information Systems) employees opinions on the
psychological contract dimensions were compared.
The results of the empirical study indicated that there are comparable differences in
employee's perceptions of the various dimensions of the psychological contract. === Industrial and Organisational Psychology === M.A. (Industrial Psychology) |
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