Employment Relationships Flashcards

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1
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what is employment relationships concerned with

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the exchanges between an individual and the other party to the relationship

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social exchange theory, Blau, 1964

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People are reward seeking, rewards must: outweight costs, can be tangible or intangible.
Social exchanges are regulated by perceptions of reciprocity, justice and fairness.
commitment distinguishes social from economic exchange

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3
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affective commitment

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emotional attachment to the organisation

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continuance commitment

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stays due to high cost of leaving

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normative commitment

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obliged loyalty despite dissatisfaction

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define legal contracts

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an agreement between private parties creating mutual obligations enforceable by law

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define psychological contracts, Raisseaw, 1995

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A set of beliefs, expectations and obligations, which are anticipated to be met by the employer

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unilateral perspective

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one sided where the individuals beliefs are shaped by the organisation, they are idiosyncratic as in they exist in the eye of the beholder

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bilateral perspective, Teklebab, 2003

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two sided perspective where both the employer and employees understand their reciprocal obligations

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10
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differences between psychological and legal contracts

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legal psychological
written unwritten
definitive loose
long term continuously changing
low flexibility high flexibility
infrequent violations frequent violations

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11
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three aspects of the implicit relationship

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form, content and process

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explain form

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the way in which an employee interfaces with an organisation

this is contingent on how contracts are managed and can be transactional or relational in nature

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What did O’Leary 2004 say about transactional/relational distinctions

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modern employment contracts are more complex

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explain content

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the exchange of content from both organisation and individual factors
heavily driven by organisational factors what is actually an offer

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