Reviewing the relationship between human resource practices and psychological contract and their impact on employee attitude and behaviours: A conceptual model

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-31

  Aggarwal, Upasana ^a   Bhargava, Shivganesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Employee behaviour; Human resource management; Psychological contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449120439     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590910924351     Document Type: Article

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