Reactions of temporary employees to psychological contract breach

Ezaz Ahmed, Brian D'Netto

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    Abstract

    The employment relationship with temporary employees is often poorly managed. Employers assume that these employees have only short term transactional psychological contracts. Adopting a ‘psychological contract perspective'€™, a qualitative study was conducted to examine the attitudinal and behavioral reactions when the promise of permanent employment to temporary employees was not fulfilled. Results of our qualitative study indicated that temporary employees experienced negative affective reactions (i.e., sadness, depression and betrayal) and adverse behavioral outcomes (i.e., poor performance). The implications of psychological contract breach are discussed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationResearch/Teaching Excellence in Business and Economics
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    EventInternational Academy of Business and Economics Annual Conference (IABE) - Orlando, Florida, USA, New Zealand
    Duration: 15 Jul 201317 Jul 2013

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Academy of Business and Economics Annual Conference (IABE)
    Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
    Period15/07/1317/07/13

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