Assessing the nature of psychological contracts: A validation of six dimensions

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-488

  Sels, Luc ^a   Janssens, Maddy ^a   Van Den Brande, Inge ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b EHSAL   (Belgium)

^c VLEKHO School of Management   (Belgium)

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EID: 10944262678     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.250     Document Type: Article

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