"Good cause beliefs" in an "At-Will world"? A focused investigation of psychological versus legal contracts

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 211-231

  Roehling, Mark V ^a   Boswell, Wendy R ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment at will; Employment law; Equity sensitivity; Psychological contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645701174     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-004-4637-3     Document Type: Article

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