An Investigation of the Effects of Psychological Contract and Organization Based Self-Esteem on Organizational Commitment in a Sample of Permanent and Contingent Workers

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Management

Publication Date

11-2007

Abstract

In this cross-sectional research design, the authors explore and offer evidence of differential obligations of permanent and contingent workers to their organization. Additionally, they holistically investigate the relationships between different psychological contract obligations and two dimensions of organizational commitment. They found limited support for the hypotheses that psychological contract perceptions varied across permanent and contingent workers and levels of commitment. Additionally, they discovered that organization-based self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between psychological contract and organizational commitment. Implications for management practice, limitations of the study, and directions for future research are also offered.

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This article was originally published in Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Journal

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

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Copyright © 2007 Baker College

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