Differences between Private and Public Sector Employees’ Psychological Contracts

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Differences between Private and Public Sector Employees’ Psychological Contracts

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A. WILLEM ()
A. DEVOS
M. BUELENS

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Marc Buelens

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The extent to which private and public sector employees differ in the importance they attach to different types of inducements being part of their employment deal and their evaluations of these inducements is studied. We focus on five content dimensions of the psychological contract: career development opportunities, job content, financial rewards, social atmosphere and respect for private life. Data from a survey of 4956 Belgian employees show that, compared to private sector employees, public sector employees are motivated by other inducements. In particular, they attach less importance to career development opportunities and financial rewards promises in their psychological contracts, and perceive these promises as less fulfilled.

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Paper provided by Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in its series Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium with number 07/440.

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Date of creation: Jan 2007
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- Willem, A. & Devos, A. & Buelens, M., 2006. "Differences between private and public sector employees’ psychological contracts," Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Working Paper Series 2007-2, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. [Downloadable!]

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A. De Vos & A. Meganck & D. Buyens, 2006. "The role of the psychological contract in retention management: Confronting HR-managers’ and employees’ views on retention factors and the relationship with employees’ intentions to stay," Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium 06/374, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. [Downloadable!]
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- De Vos, Ans & Meganck, Annelies & Buyens, Dirk, 2005. "The role of the psychological contract in retention management: Confronting HR-managers’ and employees’ views on retention factors and the relationship with employees’ intentions to stay," Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Working Paper Series 2005-5, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. [Downloadable!]

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