• Four forms of breach were identified. Breach can take diverse forms, entailing varying levels dark side intensity. Clear and open communication between the consulting client teams is crucial. While there an increasing awareness importance developing successful business-to-business relationships, little research has explored these relationships. We drew upon concept psychological contract, und...

In the context of international assignments, this study investigates psychological contract breach–violation relationship from a multiparty employment perspective. Multiparty refers to arrangements where employees have concurrent contracts with more than one party. Drawing on two waves survey data 221 expatriates, we find both direct relationships and asymmetric spillover effects breach violati...

Article history: Received 10 March 2010 Available online 16 September 2010 This study tested the mediating role of violation in the relationship between breach and both affective and continuance commitment and the extent to which this mediating role is moderated by exchange imbalance amongst a sample of 103 sales personnel. Results suggest that violation mediated the relationship between breach...