AIMS This study explores whether there is evidence of an ideological component in the psychological contracts of professional employees, as well as evidence of credible supporting commitments by their employer. BACKGROUND Fundamental changes in the employment context have prompted many individuals to seek a closer alignment between themselves and their work, as well as with the organizational...

Recent studies suggest that unstable employment contracts may affect the health of workers. Many Japanese workers working full time in ostensibly permanent positions actually operate within unstable and precarious employment conditions. We compared the health status of Japanese workers with precarious employment contracts with that of permanent workers using the 2007 Comprehensive Survey of Liv...

Analyzing the effect of Abusive Supervision on Organizational Identity with an emphasis mediating role Psychological Contract Violation contracts & moderating Climate Favoritism (Case study: Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (RA) South Khorasan Province)

This longitudinal comparative study using a multidisciplinary approach, applies a processual analysis (Pettigrew, 1985; Pettigrew, 1990; Pettigrew, 1997) from a knowledge sharing perspective, to the implementation of what the literature shows to be a relatively underresearched area of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems in contemporary (2001-2004) situations within Birmingham City Co...