Psychological Contracts: Back to the Future

Yannick Griep, Cary Cooper, Sandra Robinson, Denise M. Rousseau, Samantha D. Hansen, Maria Tomprou, Neil Conway, Rob Briner, Jacqueline A.M. Shapiro, Robert Horgan, Xander Lub, Jeroen de Jong, Johannes M. Kraak, Wayne O'Donohue, Samantha K. Jones, Tim Vantilborgh, Yang Yang, Vincent Cassar, Jos Akkermans, Denise JepsenChris Woodrow, Simon B. de Jong, Ultan Sherman, Frank Bezzina, Ceren Erdem, Ann-Marie Nienaber, Philipp Romeike, Sarah Bankins, P. Matthijs Bal, Hermien Wiechers, Leaah Pezer, Safaa Achnak, Barend J. Linde

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Abstract

The different contributions made to this edited book illustrate that the study of psychological contracts has offered critical scholarly and practical insights into the functional and dysfunctional aspects of the employment relationship for several decades. However, as with other fields of research, it behooves the psychological contract field to pause periodically, take stock, explore gaps, and identify new research streams to maintain and expand its impact upon scholarship and practice. An edited book like this offers a good opportunity to see how far we have come with the psychological contract and where the challenges lie ahead. In the chapter, the authors identify and develop three key areas that promise to enrich psychological contract research: 1) time; 2) social context; and 3) the changing nature of work. For each of these key areas, they formulate promising future research questions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Research on the Psychological Contract at Work
EditorsYannick Griep, Cary Cooper
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Chapter20
Pages397-414
ISBN (Print)978 1 78811 567 4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Publication series

SeriesNew Horizons in Management series

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