PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BREACH: A PROPOSED MODEL ON THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF TRUST
Shakur Faruk, PhD and Salim Ibrahim Ahmad
Volume 4 Issue 1
Abstract
The study presents a model which shows the mediating influence of trust on the relationship between psychological contract and psychological employment contract breach. Previous literature review on related subject matter leads to the proposed conceptual model. Going by the model, it is argued that psychological contract have influence psychological employment contract breach but the relationship would be stronger when trust is maintained in an organization. Most of the previous studies on psychological contract were conducted in the Asian and western world and very scanty in African countries. This study intends using survey research design and the unit of analysis is the individual employees in the Nigeria public universities. Based on the review of related literatures, it founds that psychological contract influence psychological employment contract breach. More so, trust plays a vital role in employment relationship since perception of mutual reciprocal obligation is centred on trust, and thus, influences perceived breach. Keywords: Psychological Contract, Trust, Psychological, Employment Contract Breach
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