Twentieth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations

Abstract

This systematic review investigates and analyses the relationship and perception of the psychological contract, trust (state of the psychological contract) on job insecurity, employment uncertainties, employability, individual work performance and job satisfaction. The study synthesizes research regarding the relationship between the psychological contract (PC) and the above constructs. The study provides an updated analysis of the existing literature, with a special focus on how the PC and job insecurity (JI) have on individual outcomes (performance and perceived employability) and work-related outcomes (PCV and job satisfaction). A better understanding of the nature of the contributions made by various psychological contract studies and appropriate assessment of the contributions is needed. This research presents a systematic literature review to focus on the PC at an individual level and work-related level. Thirty research papers from different industries, further classified on the basis of the year published, author, sample size, method and main outcomes of the study were used. Electronic data bases were used to identify publications through a sensitive search strategy for studies regarding the review of relevant literature. Data was mined from thirty studies plus 128 in text studies from 2009 to 2019 that met eligibility criteria for the review. The limitations and the eligibility of the studies will be discussed further. Results highlighted the significance of the PC in shaping the attitudes and behaviours of employees. The review identified antecedents predisposing employees to react when they perceive their PC to have been breached or violated.