Antecedents and consequences of psychological contracts: Does organizational culture really matter?

Orlando C. Richard; Amy McMillan-Capehart; Shahid N. Bhuian; Edward C. Taylor

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.04.001

Antecedents and consequences of psychological contracts: Does organizational culture really matter?

Orlando C. Richard^*, Amy McMillan-Capehart, Shahid N. Bhuian, Edward C. Taylor

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Abstract

Exploring the role of psychological contracts, this study proposes that different organizational cultures are associated with relational psychological contracts compared to transactional contracts while both types of contracts serve as mediators. While clan cultures positively impact relational contracts and are negatively associated with transactional contracts, hierarchical cultures have the reverse effect. In addition, psychological contract types mediate the two culture types' relationship to both organizational commitment and employee yearly earnings. In sum, clan cultures relate to more positive organizational outcomes than hierarchical cultures, a finding which as implications for future research and practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	818-825
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Business Research
Volume	62
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.04.001
Publication status	Published - Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Affective commitment
Clan culture
Hierarchy culture
Organizational culture
Psychological contracts
Relational contracts
Transactional contracts
Yearly earnings

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Marketing

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