Contents -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1. Ways of understanding behaviour at work: the psychological contract in context -- 1.2. Why this sort of book and why now? -- 1.3. Aims of the book -- 1.4. Structure and outline of the book -- 2 The History and Development of the Psychological Contract Concept -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Early development of the psychological contract concept -- 2.3. Rousseau's seminal reconceptualization -- 2.4. Contemporary research -- 2.5. How is the psychological contract currently used? -- 2.6. Summary and conclusion -- 3 What is the Psychological Contract? Defining the Concept -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. What is the psychological contract? -- 3.3. Summary and conclusion -- 4 The Contents of Psychological Contracts -- 4.1. The contents of the psychological contract -- 4.2. Assessing the contents of the psychological contract -- 4.3. How have the contents of psychological contracts been categorized? -- 4.4. What factors shape employee perceptions of the psychological contract? -- 4.5. How the content of psychological contracts affects outcomes -- 4.6. Summary and conclusion -- 5 How Does the Psychological Contract Affect Behaviour, Attitudes, and Emotion? The Importance of Psychological Contract Breach -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Defining breach and violation -- 5.3. How often are psychological contracts breached? -- 5.4. Antecedents of breach -- 5.5. The consequences of breach -- 5.6. Moderators of the effects of breach on outcomes -- 5.7. Examining breach: unresolved issues -- 5.8. An alternative approach to breach linking psychological contract to outcomes-a 'features-based' analysis -- 5.9. Summary and conclusion -- 6 Researching the Psychological Contract -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. How has the psychological contract been researched?.

6.3. A critique of designs and methods most commonly used to research the psychological contract -- 6.4. An example of an alternative methodology-daily diaries -- 6.5. What has been researched and what else should be? -- 6.6. Summary and conclusion -- 7 Challenges for Psychological Contract Researchers -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Challenges for psychological contract researchers -- 7.3. Summary and conclusion -- 8 Understanding the Psychological Contract as a Process -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Why should we study the psychological contract as a process? -- 8.3. What is a 'process'? -- 8.4. How do existing approaches consider the psychological contract process? -- 8.5. What are the limitations of existing approaches examining the psychological contract process? -- 8.6. Applying process approaches to the psychological contract -- 8.7. Summary and conclusion -- 9 Managing the Psychological Contract -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Some key issues in managing the psychological contract -- 9.3. Managing the contents of the psychological contract -- 9.4. Managing breach and fulfilment -- 9.5. What can employees do to manage the psychological contract? -- 9.6. Managing the psychological contract: difficulties and dilemmas -- 9.7. Summary and conclusion -- 10 Summary and Conclusions: Prospects for Psychological Contract Research and Practice -- 10.1. Summary and discussion in relation to the three aims of the book -- 10.2. Some key issues in developing psychological contract research and practice -- 10.3. Conclusions -- Appendix: Psychological Contract Measures -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.