Breach and fulfillment of the psychological contract: A comparison of traditional and expanded views

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 895-934

  Lambert, Lisa Schurer ^a,b   Edwards, Jeffrey R ^a   Cable, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b McColl Building ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0348229177     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00244.x     Document Type: Review

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