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Examining psychological contract contents in India: the employee perspective

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  • Upasana Aggarwal
  • Shivganesh Bhargava

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There have been numerous empirical attempts to examine the outcomes of the psychological contract. However, efforts to investigate its contents, i.e. what constitutes a PC and what are its underlying dimensions have been meagre. This paper examines the contents of the PC in India. The study was conducted in two stages. In study 1, exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) on a sample of 228 managerial employees revealed a four-factor structure (growth and development opportunities, work culture, salary and benefits and resource availability) of the PC. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) employed on a sample of 340 employees from different management levels, in study 2, confirmed the four-factor structure. The findings of this paper revealed that employees expect their organisations to provide them with relational PC contents such as growth and development opportunities and supportive work culture, followed by salary and benefits and resource availability, with a classification transactional. As a practical implication, the study suggests that in India, recruiters need to go beyond the discussions on compensation and focus on relational aspects as well.

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  • Upasana Aggarwal & Shivganesh Bhargava, 2011. "Examining psychological contract contents in India: the employee perspective," International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(6), pages 609-625.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijicbm:v:4:y:2011:i:6:p:609-625
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