Promoting Effective Psychological Contracts Through Leadership: The Missing Link Between HR Strategy and Performance

Human Resource Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-310

  Mcdermott, Aoife M ^a   Conway, Edel ^b   Rousseau, Denise M ^c   Flood, Patrick C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Line manager employee relations; Psychological contract; Strategic HR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875587419     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21529     Document Type: Article

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