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Amber Jamil1, Usman Raja, Wendy Darr
1Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan amber.jamil@iiu.edu.pk
Abstract:
This research examined the relationships between perceived psychological contract breach, felt violation, and burnout in a sample (n = 361) of employees from various organizations in Pakistan. The moderating role of contract types in these relationships was also tested. Findings supported a positive association between perceived psychological contract breach and felt violation and both were positively related to burnout. Transactional and relational contracts moderated the felt violation-burnout relationship. Scores on relational contract type tended to be higher than for transactional contract type showing some contextual influence.
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