Reviews of Psychological Contract Researches

Abstract

Psychological contract theory is an important theory for studying the employment relationship, which mainly focuses on the implicit expectations between organizations and individuals. This research reviews the research on psychological contract in organizations which has emerged in the field of human resource management and organizational behavior in recent years. The content includes the following aspects: the concept of psychological contract, the dimension and content of psychological contract, the violation of psychological contract and the influence of psychological contract on organizational outcome.