Essays about: "Psychological contract"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the words Psychological contract.

  1. 16. Knowledge Workers: Deregulated Work, Psychological Contracts and How These Affect Them

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Johannes Schröder; [2018]
    Keywords : knowledge work; flexibility; autonomy; deregulated work; boundaryless work; relational; transactional; psychological contract; social exchange; worker-organization relationship; work-to-life balance; affective organizational commitment; work satisfaction; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Knowledge work has been described in a boundaryless context with increasingly deregulated working conditions. How common deregulated work is and how the psychological contract (PC) of knowledge workers is affected remains unclear. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Unintended Negative Effects of Employer Branding: A Perceived Brand Promise Breach - A Quantitative Investigation of How Employees Perceive a Breach in a Brand Promise Created by Employer Branding

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Karl Swalander; Kim Utas Viklund; [2017]
    Keywords : employer branding; psychological contract; intention to stay; perceived external prestige; organisational commitment;

    Abstract : Employer branding (EB) has been praised for many years as a great tool for attracting, recruiting and retaining talented employees. In an increasingly competitive employment environment, more organisations than ever are investing more resources than ever into their employer brands. READ MORE

  4. 18. The 30-hour Workweek - A Promising Alternative for Knowledge Workers?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Juliana Wolfsberger; Jutta Lena Rübelmann; [2017]
    Keywords : alternative working time concepts; empty labour; knowledge intensive firm; knowledge work; knowledge worker; overtime; presenteeism; psychological contract; reduced working hours; work intensification; work-life balance; work-life integration; 30-hour workweek; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Long working hours and burnout as well as other stress-related symptoms are common concerns amongst knowledge workers. An obvious solution might be to reduce working hours, for example, to a 30-hour workweek. Hence, this explorative study is interested in exploring the effects of the 30-hour workweek on knowledge workers. READ MORE

  5. 19. A qualitative study of the determinants for nurse turnover Analyzed from the theoretical perspective of the psychological contract

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Adams Lukins; Lovisa Bergman; [2017]
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  6. 20. Downsizing Survivors and their Post-Era Behavior

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Petra Karjalainen; Jonna Tyynelä; [2016]
    Keywords : Change Management; Psychological Contract; Downsizing Survivors;

    Abstract : The interest towards managing structural change successfully through downsizing activities has increased as a result of globalization and the recent economic, technological and demographic changes occurring across Europe. As a result of downsizing activities companies often break a Psychological Contract that an employee has established with the organization when starting the employment contract. READ MORE