Employment Relationships Flashcards
what is employment relationships concerned with
the exchanges between an individual and the other party to the relationship
social exchange theory, Blau, 1964
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
affective commitment
emotional attachment to the organisation
continuance commitment
stays due to high cost of leaving
normative commitment
obliged loyalty despite dissatisfaction
define legal contracts
an agreement between private parties creating mutual obligations enforceable by law
define psychological contracts, Raisseaw, 1995
A set of beliefs, expectations and obligations, which are anticipated to be met by the employer
unilateral perspective
one sided where the individuals beliefs are shaped by the organisation, they are idiosyncratic as in they exist in the eye of the beholder
bilateral perspective, Teklebab, 2003
two sided perspective where both the employer and employees understand their reciprocal obligations
differences between psychological and legal contracts
legal psychological
written unwritten
definitive loose
long term continuously changing
low flexibility high flexibility
infrequent violations frequent violations
three aspects of the implicit relationship
form, content and process
explain form
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
What did O’Leary 2004 say about transactional/relational distinctions
modern employment contracts are more complex
explain content
the exchange of content from both organisation and individual factors
heavily driven by organisational factors what is actually an offer
