California Management Review · 1973 · 442 citations · 2 references
Social SciencesOrganization StudiesOrganizational BehaviorContract TheoryIndustrial-organizational PsychologyOrganizationsEmployee DevelopmentEmployee InvolvementOrganizational CommitmentRelationship FormationOrganizational Process Model
An important, although often neglected, organizational process is that of bringing new people into an organization (the joining-up process). Research focused on the concept of the psychological contract found that the more a new employee9s expectations match his organization9s, the greater his productivity and satisfaction.
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