Schema, promise and mutuality: The building blocks of the psychological contract

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 511-541

  Rousseau, Denise M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035540588     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317901167505     Document Type: Article

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