Violating psychological contract terms amongst Maltese public service employees: Occurrence and relationships

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 194-208

  Cassar, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Breech of contract; Employment contracts; Malta; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986083708     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940110385749     Document Type: Article

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