Employment Contracts, Psychological Contracts, and Employee Well-Being: An International Study

Author:   David E. Guest (, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management, King's College, London) ,  Kerstin Isaksson (, Professor of Psychology, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden) ,  Hans De Witte (, Professor, Department of Psychology of the K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)
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Pages:   342
Publication Date:   22 July 2010
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Author:   David E. Guest (, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management, King's College, London) ,  Kerstin Isaksson (, Professor of Psychology, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden) ,  Hans De Witte (, Professor, Department of Psychology of the K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.690kg
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9780199542697


ISBN 10:   0199542694
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   22 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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1: David Guest, Kerstin Isaksson, and Hans De Witte: Introduction 2: Thomas Rigotti, Michael Clinton, David Guest, and Gisela Mohr: Investigating the Experience of Temporary Workers 3: Jose Maria Peiro, Claudia Bernhard-Oettel, Amparo Caballer, Kerstin Isaksson, Francisco Gracia, and Jose Ramos: Flexible Employment Contracts and Temporary Contracts: The Employer's Perspective 4: Nele Cuyper, Hans De Witte, Moshe Krausz, Gisela Mohr, and Thomas Rigotti: Individual and Organizational Outcomes of Employment Contracts 5: Rene Schalk, Jeroen de Jong, Thomas Rigotti, Gisela Mohr, Jose Maria Peiro, and Amparo Cabeller: The Psychological Contracts of Temporary and Permanent Workers 6: David Guest and Michael Clinton: Causes and Consequences of the Psychological Contract 7: Kerstin Isaksson, Francisco Gracia, Jose Ramos, and Jose Maria Peiro: Mutuality and Reciprocity: Causes and Consequences 8: David Guest and Michael Clinton: Establishing the Main Determinants of Worker Well-Being 9: Rita Claes, Rene Schalk, and Jeroen de Jong: Similarities and Differences in Psychological Contracts Across Countries 10: Kerstin Isaksson, David Guest, and Hans De Witte: Conclusions

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David Guest is Director of the Workforce Programme of the NIHR Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre at King's College, London and Director of the King's College Centre for Research in Human Resource Management, Employment Relations and Organizational Behaviour. His research has addressed a range of issues including: the relationship between human resource management, organizational performance and workers' well-being; the role of the psychological contract in employment relations; the scope for and impact of participation and partnership at work; the future of the career. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, and reports. Kerstin Isaksson is a licensed psychologist with a Ph D in psychology from Stockholm University. She worked at the Department of Psychology in Stockholm until 1997 as a researcher. Between 1997 and 2006 she had a position as researcher in the National Institute for Working Life in Stockholm. Her current position since 2006 is professor in psychology at Mälardalen University. Professor Isaksson's research has focused on issues such as: unemployment, early retirement, downsizing, and job insecurity. In recent years, temporary employment and the psychological contract have been the focus of her research. She has coordinated several large national and international collaborative projects. She has been the coordinator of the PSYCONES project supported by EU Fifth framework programme since the pilot study in 2002 until the end of the project in 2005. Hans De Witte is a full professor at the Department of Psychology of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He teaches Work (and Organizational) Psychology and is member of the Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOPP) of his Department. His research includes the study of the psychological consequences of job insecurity, unemployment, temporary employment, and downsizing, as well as mobbing and stress versus engagement at work. He participated in various national and European studies on these topics.

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