When employees feel betrayed: A model of how psychological contract violation develops

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 226-256

  Morrison, Elizabeth Wolfe ^a   Robinson, Sandra L ^a  

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EID: 0031504301     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1997.9707180265     Document Type: Article

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