Promised and Delivered Inducements and Contributions: An Integrated View of Psychological Contract Appraisal

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 695-712

  Lambert, Lisa Schurer ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment relationships; Equity theory; Job attitudes; Psychological contract theory; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CONTRACTS; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960548080     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021692     Document Type: Article

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