Forced employment contract change and the psychological contract
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Forced Employment Contract Change and the Psychological Contract
Purpose: To explore the implications for all employees’ psychological contracts of a forced change from permanent to temporary employment status for some employees within an organisation. Methodology/Approach: A random sample of 30 employees, stratified by employment status was selected. Each employee undertook a structured card sort of possible emotional responses to change followed by an in-d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Employee Relations
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0142-5455
DOI: 10.1108/01425450610683654