Psychological contract formation: The influence of demographic factors. (September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Adams, Samuel; Adams Quagrainie, Fanny; Klobodu, Edem Kwame Mensah
• Is Part Of: International area studies review. Volume 17:Number 3(2014:Sep.)
• Page Start: 279
• Page End: 294
• Publication Date: 2014-09
• Subjects: Age -- demographic factors -- gender -- motivation -- psychological contract -- performance; Area studies -- Periodicals; Area studies -- Korea (South) -- Periodicals; International economic relations -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; World politics -- Periodicals; 337.05
• DOI: 10.1177/2233865914545523
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2233-8659

Abstract

The study surveyed 292 respondents from Tema (a major urban municipality and manufacturing hub in Ghana) to examine the determinants of psychological contract. The study sought to examine whether demographic factors (age and gender) mediate the formation and the effect of a psychological contract. Using a Structural Equation Modeling estimation technique, the results indicate a positive relationship between employees' expectations and the obligations of employers. Further, the findings show that older employees perceive higher relational obligations than younger employees, whereas younger employees perceive higher transactional obligations than older employees. Also, while men score higher on transactional expectations, women score higher on relational expectations. There was no difference, however, in the expectations of employees concerning the obligations of the employers.