Psychological contract ‘breach’: A multiple component perspective to an over-researched construct?;Ruptura de contrato psicológico: ¿una perspectiva de componentes múltiples para un constructo excesivamente investigado?

Revista de Psicologia Social

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-137

  Cassar, Vincent ^a   Briner, Rob B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrato psicol gico; Incumplimiento; Investigaci n cualitativa; Keywords; Perceived breach; Psychological contract; Qualitative research; Ruptura percibida; Unfulfillment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921280391     PISSN: 02134748     EISSN: 15793680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1174/0213474052871079     Document Type: Article

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