Psychological contracts: A nano-level perspective on social contract theory

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-241

  Thompson, Jeffery A ^a,b   Hart, David W ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological contracts; Social contract theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750450862     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9012-x     Document Type: Article

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