Organizational and Psychological Contracts: Management of Staff

Author: Peter Munk
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: In employment contracts, there are two types: formal, written economic contracts, and equally important, informal and unwritten psychological contracts—how people think they should be treated. Both types of contracts include the rights, obligations, and expectations of employers and employees, and explain the significant impact one party may have on the other. This book discusses these issues in organizational contexts with two main purposes: on the one hand, to provide a handbook for practicing managers, and on the other, to serve as a foundational textbook for management courses. To this end, the book uses practical cases, self-assessment exercises, and case analyses to explain and develop relevant reasoning. This is also a revision and expansion of the previous edition of the book "Managing the People at Work." New chapters have been added, including selection and career development, understanding and coping with change, delegation and self-management, and behavioral methods of motivation. All three authors teach at the Institute for Science and Technology in Management, University of Manchester, which is an excellent research institution in the UK. Peter Martin is the director of the Master's program in Organizational Psychology at the Manchester Management Institute. Carey Cooper was the inaugural president of the British Academy of Management. "This is a must-read for MBA students." —British Journal of Occupational Psychology "These examples are relevant to managers' practices and are not overly simplistic. Many of them have never been used in other textbooks." —Human Resource Development Quarterly Readership: MBA and IPD students; managers; HR professionals.