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The relationship between individual values and psychological contracts

Cohen, Aaron·2012·Journal of Managerial Psychology
DOI 10.1108/02683941211205826
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Purpose: This paper seeks to examine whether individual values are related to perceptions of psychological contracts and psychological contract breach when justice perceptions are taken into account. Design/methodology/approach: The study sample comprised staff employees of one of the largest banks in Israel. The sample included 311 employees in the head office of this bank. Data were collected from the employees over a period of about three months. Findings: The findings show a modest relationship between individual values and perceptions of a relational type of psychological contract. The findings show weaker relationships between the values, perceived transactional‐type contracts, and perceptions of contract breach. Research limitations/implications: The study relied upon a cross‐sectional design. Such a design consists of a single observation with no control groups, and so cannot be used to draw conclusions about causal relationships between the variables. In addition, the study examined only one professional group in one culture. Practical implications: The significant relationship between conservation and self‐transcendence values and perceptions of relational‐type contracts suggests that organizations should take this into account when making hiring and human resource (HR) management decisions. Originality/value: Few studies have examined how individual values relate to the type of psychological contract individuals perceive themselves involved in, or the way they perceive contract breach. Examining individual‐level values helps to elucidate the attitudes and behaviors of employees in the workplace.

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Authors
Cohen, A.
Affiliations
University of Haifa (IL)
Corresponding author
Cohen, Aaron
ORCID
Cohen, Aaron
Venue
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2012-03-24
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
283-301
ISSN
0268-3946 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/02683941211205826
OpenAlex
W2119529769
Cited by
35
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FWCI
6.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
Journal of Managerial Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Keywords
personal values, psychological contract, psychological contract breach, perceived justice, conservation value, self-transcendence values, relational psychological contract, transactional psychological contract, bank employees, human resource management

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