A lifespan perspective on psychological contracts and their relations with organizational commitment

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-292

  Bal, P Matthijs ^a   de Lange, Annet H ^b   Zacher, Hannes ^c   Van der Heijden, Beatrice I J M ^b,d,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Future time perspective; Lifespan perspective; Organizational commitment; Perceived occupational expertise; Psychological contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878635716     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.741595     Document Type: Article

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