Abstract

FERREIRA, Ana Paula. Psychological contract’s unfulfillment: the role of career commitment. Rev. Portuguesa e Brasileira de Gestão [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.3, pp.21-32. ISSN 1645-4464.

This study examines the role of career commitment in employee-employer relationship, using the concept of psychological contract as a model for this relationship. In a context of organizational loyalty and job security decline, the notion of career commitment, given the shorter longevity of the relationship between an organization and its employees, it is a relevant attitude that characterizes the individual's loyalty to a career, not to an organization. To explore the influence of this attitude in maintaining the psychological contract a questionnaire was applied to unionized members of the Portuguese banking setor. Results indicate that career commitment is associated with a lower perception of psychological contract breach, suggesting that career committed individuals are more tolerant to the unfulfillment of the employers’ obligations. The implications of these results for managing and understanding the employer-employee relationship are discussed.

Keywords : Psychological Contract’s Unfulfillment; Career Commitment.

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