A methodological approach to developing a measure of the psychological contract for managers

Cable, Donald Alfred James

A methodological approach to developing a measure of the psychological contract for managers

dc.contributor.author	Cable, Donald Alfred James
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-20T23:46:02Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-20T23:46:02Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	With a focus on a specific employment group this research attempted to add to the knowledge on the content of the psychological contract. Structured interviews with 35 managers generated 651 responses relating to the content of their psychological contracts. Analysis of those responses resulted in the development of an initial two-component measure of the contract. One component (23 items) included the managers' expectations relating to the organisation's obligations. The other component (16 items) included the managers' obligations relating to the perceived organisation's expectations. Validation of the measure was based on a questionnaire completed by 124 managers. Participants considered all items to be important aspects of the contract. Participants also rated as high the obligation of each party to meet the expectations of the other. Factor analysis of the measure revealed two factors in each component which, in line with previous research, were termed relational obligations and transactional obligations. A robust methodology is proposed for continuing research into the content of the psychological work contract.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Cable, D.A.J. (2010). A methodological approach to developing a measure of the psychological contract for managers. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Organisational Psychology, 3(1), 21-31.	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3894
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Australian Academic Press	en_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOf	The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Organisational Psychology	en_NZ
dc.relation.uri	http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHSS;issn=1835-7601	en
dc.rights	This article has been published in The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Organisational Psychology.
dc.subject	psychological contract	en
dc.subject	relational contracts	en
dc.subject	transactional contracts	en
dc.subject	measure development	en
dc.title	A methodological approach to developing a measure of the psychological contract for managers	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
pubs.begin-page	21	en_NZ
pubs.elements-id	34922
pubs.end-page	31	en_NZ
pubs.issue	1	en_NZ
pubs.volume	3	en_NZ