Employment contracts, psychological contracts, and employee well-being : an international study / edited by David E. Guest, Kerstin Isaksson and Hans De Witte.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guest, David.

Isaksson, Kerstin, 1952-

Witte, Hans de.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temporary employment.

Labor contract.

Temporary employment--Psychological aspects.

Temporary employees--Psychology.

Temporary employees.

Quality of work life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Temporary employment has become a focus of policy debate theory, and research. This text addresses as its core concern the relationship between temporary employment contracts and worker well-being. Covering seven countries, it sheds new light on the nature and role of the psychological contract.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Investigating the Experience of Temporary Workers; 3. Flexible Employment and Temporary Contracts: The Employer's Perspective; 4. Individual and Organizational Outcomes of Employment Contracts; 5. The Psychological Contracts of Temporary and Permanent Workers; 6. Causes and Consequences of the Psychological Contract; 7. Mutuality and Reciprocity in the Psychological Contracts of Temporary and Permanent Workers; 8. Establishing the Main Determinants of Worker Well-Being

9. International Comparisons of Employment Contracts, Psychological Contracts, and Worker Well-Being10. Conclusions; Appendices; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

ISBN:

1-282-76820-4

9786612768200

0-19-159134-3

OCLC:

922970042