This document discusses organizational behavior and psychological contracts. It begins with definitions of organizational behavior and psychological contracts. It then explores the correlation between organizational behavior and psychological contracts, noting that psychological contracts guide how organizations structure behavior and relationships with employees. The document outlines different types of psychological contracts and challenges associated with changing psychological contracts, particularly for middle managers. It concludes with recommendations for organizations to be more proactive in managing psychological contracts through open communication and establishing trust to reduce the negative effects of unfulfilled obligations.
3. Have you
experienced
that?
Have you ever quitted a job because of the
change of expectation, while it was not well
addressed by the employer?
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5. Organizational
Behavior
Organizational behavior addresses the
conception of the behavior of human
beings in organizational settings.
This includes individual as well as group
behavior.
The aim of this field of study is to improve
organizational performance and efficiency
6. What is Psychological Contract?
The psychological contract, as an implied concept that is promise based before
associating with an organization, is defined by reciprocal expectations of
employees and organizations.
Its apparentness mostly emerges in case of a breach of this unwritten contract.
Moreover, the psychological contract can be seen as an assurance of mutual
utility, due to fulfilment of the respective expectations of both parties.
7. The priorities and
ambitions of an employer…
Being the best Results Rapid growth
Team Work Expertise Efficient
Commitment
9. How Psychological Contract is related to
Organization Behavior
Correlation:
• As the Psychological Contract refers to the relationship between an
employer and its employees, and specifically concerns mutual
expectations of inputs and outcomes.
• In terms of Organizational Behavior; Psychological Contract is not a
tool neither a process. The Psychological Contract is a model and a
philosophy which can guide us in the way we structure and manage
organization Behaviour, and deal with employees within them.
Source: Academy of Strategic Management Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1, 2019 - Bhawna Chahar, Manipal University Jaipur
10. Correlation
VC
PC
Venn Diagram
VC
PC
Visible Contract: the usual written employment contractual obligations on
both sides to work safely and appropriately in return for a rate of pay or
salary, usually holidays also, plus other employee rights of notice and duty of
care.
Psychological Contract: which is Implicit, hidden, unspoken, unwritten, exerts a
large influence on behaviour, feelings and attitudes.
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Employee Employer
11. How Psychological Contract is related to
Organization Behavior
• Positive correlation among the various components of Psychological Contract
and Organizational Behavior of employees of higher educational institutes.
• It was found that psychological contract is a strong predictor of
organizational behavior. The strong positive relationship between
psychological contract and organizational behavior calls management to
ensure the fulfillment of psychological contract as to gain competitiveness.
• From the organizational behavior perspective, the psychological contract
provides opportunities to advance our understanding about work related
needs which is essential for building strong human capital in the organization.
Source: Academy of Strategic Management Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1, 2019 - Bhawna Chahar, Manipal University Jaipur
12. How Psychological Contract is related to
Organization Behavior
• It is suggested that management styles that fulfills employee intrinsic
needs such as opportunities for personal development, proper
management support, developing proper work environment should
be incorporated for enhanced organizational behavior.
• The outcomes will be of great value to management and well as
Human Resource Practitioner for designing appropriate strategies for
strong emotion bonding between employer and employee and will be
helpful in strengthening behavior of employees.
Source: Academy of Strategic Management Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1, 2019 - Bhawna Chahar, Manipal University Jaipur
13. How Psychological Contract is related to
Organization Behavior
Employee's feelings and attitudes act on two levels:
• Employee feelings and attitudes are strongly influenced by their
treatment at work (an aspect of the Psychological Contract)
• Employee feelings and attitudes strongly influence how they see
themselves and their relationship with the employer, and their
behaviour towards the employer (also an aspect of the Psychological
Contract).
Source: Academy of Strategic Management Journal - Volume 18, Issue 1, 2019 - Bhawna Chahar, Manipal University Jaipur
14. RECLUITMENT
• The parties discuss the
formal aspects of the labor
relationship
• There are gaps in the
understanding because no
one articulates their
expectations
SELECTION
• Employee can fill those
gaps by talking to his
colleagues, reading the
publications of the
company and receiving
feedback.
• The psychological contract
will be formed from all
this information
MAINTENANCE
• Requires each party to
meet or exceed its
obligations
STEPS OF CREATING PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACTS
17. Challenging issues associated with the changing
psychological contract
Recent economic conditions have resulted in
reducing middle management position
Middle managers have become the group whose
psychological contract has been most severely
violated
Middle managers feel that they work harder and
under tighter controls but without receiving
compensation for the increased job pressure.
Managers always felt that their psychological
contract had been violated in these areas:
‧Responsibility and power
‧Input into decision making
‧Job security
‧Opportunities for
advancement
Middle
management
Source: Heather Maguire : The changing psychological contract: challenges and implications for HRM, organisations and employees
18. Employee reaction Organization reaction
Violation of
psychological contract
Contract maintenance
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Refusal to maintain contract
Contract maintenance
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Refusal to revise contract
Voice
Silence,
Retreat, or
Destruction
Exit
Source: Shore & Tetrick ‘s schematic representation of the representation of the response to violation of the psychological contract
Managing
Employee
Response
Challenging issues associated with the changing
psychological contract
20. Conclusions
Psychological Contract is a model and a philosophy
which can guide us in the way we structure and
manage organization behaviour, and deal with
employees within them
The world is moving at a more rapid pace by the day,
but one factor in workplace is always remain
unchanged- Employee wants to maintain a good
relationship and to be appreciated by the employer.
Psychological contracts help to predict what kind of
reward the employee will get from investing time and
effort in the organisation (Sparrow & Hiltrop 1997).
Middle (Line) managers are the primary contract
makers for employees.
22. Recommendations
Should be more proactive in managing psychological
contracts to reduce potential negative effectives of
contract breach.
Can make more effort to establish mutual trust and
continuous open communications with employees.
Can provide honest explanations for unfulfilled obligations.
What can we (as the middle managers) do in
our future career?
Can develop more explicit policies and more transparency
regarding rewards systems, benefits and promotions, with
support from HR function.