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The metric exhaustion of the psychological contract

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  • Pascale de Rozario

    (LISE - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire pour la sociologie économique - Cnam - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [Cnam] - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LIRSA - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en sciences de l'action - Cnam - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [Cnam])

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The purpose of this paper is to explore epistemic conditions to make a comparative anthropology on contract thinking, regarding what could be defined as normative principles of democracy in organisations. Also to examine the influence of seminal works to contract thinking today, i.e. Psychological contract (Denise M. Rousseau) and Social contract (Jean‐Jacques Rousseau). Design/methodology/approach Use of a Seven normative criteria comparative framework discriminating forms of democratic contracts today. Findings The paper presents a grid to assess later works on psychological contracts; and criteria defining a "democratic contractualism". Research limitations/implications The paper assesses the initial theory of psychological contracts and its reception from 1995 to 2005. Originality/value The paper strengthens the psychological contracts' framework with historical and external comparisons.

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  • Pascale de Rozario, 2012. "The metric exhaustion of the psychological contract," Post-Print hal-05495403, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05495403
    DOI: 10.1108/17465681211195797
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