Promises are positioned centrally in the study of psychological contract breach and are argued to distinguish psychological contracts from related constructs, such as employee expectations. However, because the effects of promises and delivered inducements are confounded in most research, the role of promises in perceptions of, and reactions to, breach remains unclear. If promises are not an im...

This study focuses on the mediator role of social comparison in the relationship between perceived breach of psychological contract and burnout. A previous model showing the hypothesized effects of perceived breach on burnout, both direct and mediated, is proposed. The final model reached an optimal fit to the data and was confirmed through multigroup analysis using a sample of Spanish teachers...

a non-performance of contract in due date is considered as an actual breach, has sanctions in order to securing interest of the injured party. has foreseeable breach of contract - it is accepted today as an actual breach by different legal systems - the same sanctions of actual breach of contract? in this article suspension of performance of obligations by innocent party and, in some conditions...

This study examines the influence of different types of structural assurance on consumer purchasing intentions in business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic commerce. Prior research findings regarding how different types of structural assurance impact consumer purchasing intentions has been limited. Based on the institution-based trust theory, perceived trust theory and the psychological contract th...