Journal Facts

Journal
Journal of Individual Employment Rights
ISSN
1055-7512 (print) 1541-3799 (electronic)
Volume
6
Issue
3
Date
1/1/1997

Article Facts

Title
Leadership and the Psychological Contract
DOI
10.2190/B53T-N0HX-W9BP-4HQX
Authors
  • Harold Fuqua
  • Joseph Cangemi
  • Kay Payne
Pages
193-199
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Leadership and the Psychological Contract

Harold Fuqua
Joseph Cangemi
Kay Payne

DOI: 10.2190/B53T-N0HX-W9BP-4HQX

Abstract

This article defines and describes the psychological contract. It explains the reciprocal obligations of employees and employers who psychologically agree to fulfill unwritten reciprocal obligations. It describes opportunities for change from old notions of psychological contracts to new ones. Violations and consequences of those violations of the psychological contract increase the likelihood of psychological withdrawal and sabotage in organizations. Trust is the key to making the unwritten, reciprocal, contractual agreement work.

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