Trust and the psychological contract

Employee Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-246

  Atkinson, Carol ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee relations; Psychological contracts; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247339380     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450710741720     Document Type: Article

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