?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Investigating+the+dynamics+of+the+psychological+contract+%3A+how+and+why+individuals'+contract+beliefs+change&rft.creator=Bankins%2C+Sarah+Maria&rft.subject=psychological+contract%2C+change%2C+development%2C+longitudinal%2C+mixed+methods%2C+individual+growth+modelling%2C+corporate+reputation%2C+leader-member+exchange%2C+positive+and+negative+affect%2C+hardiness%2C+breach+and+violation%2C+breach+and+contract+remediation+and+repair&rft.description=The+overall+objective+of+this+thesis+is+to+explore+how+and+why+the+content+of+individuals'+psychological+contracts+changes+over+time.+The+contract+is+generally+understood+as+%22individual+beliefs%2C+shaped+by+the+organisation%2C+regarding+the+terms+of+an+exchange+agreement+between+individuals+and+their+organisation%22+(Rousseau%2C+1995%2C+p.+9).+With+an+overall+study+sampling+frame+of+320+graduate+organisational+newcomers%2C+a+mixed+method+longitudinal+research+design+comprised+of+three+sequential%2C+inter-related+studies+is+employed+in+order+to+capture+the+change+process.%0D%0A%0D%0AFrom+the+15+semi-structured+interviews+conducted+in+Study+1%2C+the+key+findings+included+identifying+a+relatively+high+degree+of+mutuality+between+employees'+and+their+managers'+reciprocal+contract+beliefs+around+the+time+of+organisational+entry.+Also%2C+at+this+time%2C+individuals+had+developed+specific+components+of+their+contract+content+through+a+mix+of+social+network+information+(regarding+broader+employment+expectations)+and+perceptions+of+various+elements+of+their+particular+organisation's+reputation+(for+more+firm-specific+expectations).%0D%0A%0D%0AStudy+2+utilised+a+four-wave+survey+approach+(available+to+the+full+sampling+frame)+over+the+14+months+following+organisational+entry+to+explore+the+'shape'+of+individuals'+contract+change+trajectories+and+the+role+of+four+theorised+change+predictors+in+driving+these+trajectories.+The+predictors+represented+an+organisational-level+informational+cue+(perceptions+of+corporate+reputation)%2C+a+dyadic-level+informational+cue+(perceptions+of+manager-employee+relationship+quality)+and+two+individual+difference+variables+(affect+and+hardiness).+Through+the+use+of+individual+growth+modelling%2C+the+findings+showed+differences+in+the+general+change+patterns+across+contract+content+components+of+perceived+employer+(exhibiting+generally+quadratic+change+patterns)+and+employee+(exhibiting+generally+no-change+patterns)+obligations.+Further%2C+individuals+differentially+used+the+predictor+variables+to+construct+beliefs+about+specific+contract+content.+While+both+organisational-+and+dyadic-level+cues+were+focused+upon+to+construct+employer+obligation+beliefs%2C+organisational-level+cues+and+individual+difference+variables+were+focused+upon+to+construct+employee+obligation+beliefs.%0D%0A%0D%0AThrough+undertaking+26+semi-structured+interviews%2C+Study+3+focused+upon+gaining+a+richer+understanding+of+why+participants'+contracts+changed%2C+or+otherwise%2C+over+the+study+period%2C+with+a+particular+focus+upon+the+roles+of+breach+and+violation.+Breach+refers+to+an+employee's+perception+that+an+employer+obligation+has+not+been+met+and+violation+refers+to+the+negative+and+affective+employee+reactions+which+may+ensue+following+a+breach.+The+main+contribution+of+these+findings+was+identifying+that+subsequent+to+a+breach+or+violation+event+a+range+of+'remediation+effects'+could+be+activated+by+employees+which%2C+depending+upon+their+effectiveness%2C+served+to+instigate+either+breach+or+contract+repair+or+both.+These+effects+mostly+instigated+broader+contract+repair+and+were+generally+cognitive+strategies+enacted+by+an+individual+to+re-evaluate+the+breach+situation+and+re-focus+upon+other+positive+aspects+of+the+employment+relationship.+As+such%2C+the+findings+offered+new+evidence+for+a+clear+distinction+between+remedial+effects+which+serve+to+only+repair+the+breach+(and+thus+the+contract)+and+effects+which+only+repair+the+contract+more+broadly%3B+however%2C+when+effective%2C+both+resulted+in+individuals+again+viewing+their+employment+relationships+positively.%0D%0A%0D%0AOverall%2C+in+response+to+the+overarching+research+question+of+this+thesis%2C+how+and+why+individuals'+psychological+contract+beliefs+change%2C+individuals+do+indeed+draw+upon+various+information+sources%2C+particularly+at+the+organisational-level%2C+as+cues+or+guides+in+shaping+their+contract+content.+Further%2C+the+'shapes'+of+the+changes+in+beliefs+about+employer+and+employee+obligations+generally+follow+different%2C+and+not+necessarily+linear%2C+trajectories+over+time.+Finally%2C+both+breach+and+violation+and+also+remedial+actions%2C+which+address+these+occurrences+either+by+remedying+the+breach+itself+(and+thus+the+contract)+or+the+contract+only%2C+play+central+roles+in+guiding+individuals'+contract+changes+to+greater+or+lesser+degrees.+The+findings+from+the+thesis+provide+both+academics+and+practitioners+with+greater+insights+into+how+employees+construct+their+contract+beliefs+over+time%2C+the+salient+informational+cues+used+to+do+this+and+how+the+effects+of+breach+and+violation+can+be+mitigated+through+creating+an+environment+which+facilitates+the+use+of+effective+remediation+strategies.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F53135%2F1%2F__qut.edu.au_Documents_StaffHome_StaffGroupH%2524_halla_Desktop_Sarah_Bankins_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Bankins%2C+Sarah+Maria+(2012)+Investigating+the+dynamics+of+the+psychological+contract+%3A+how+and+why+individuals'+contract+beliefs+change.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F53135%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School