Quiz slides

​Why?

“Despite the vast amount of research on HPWS, there is little consensus regarding a precise definition of such systems (Datta et al ., 2005). Multiple terms have been used interchangeably to describe employment relationships where employees are expected to contribute beyond clearly defined contract terms (e.g., high commitment , high involvement , and high performance; Wood et al ., 2003)”

​Why?

“bundles of programs and practices are expected to generate more consistent messages than individual HRM practices […]. As a result, it is possible that employees will look to these bundles as ongoing investments and not individual and stand-alone contributions that they will keep track of as “kept” or “not kept”.

​Why?

"A common typology in organizational research is to differentiate between transactional and relational contracts in order to examine the factors underlying the individual psychological contract (Conway and Briner, 200").

​Why?

The concept of psychological contracts is rooted in social exchange theory, which suggests that parties enter into relationships when they both perceive it to be beneficial to do so (Blau, 1964; Gouldner, 1960)”

​Why?

“Specifically, the results indicate that organizational investments in HPWS are associated with fewer perceptions of psychological contract violations.”

​Why?

“Research findings indicate that employees with different psychological contracts respond differently to contract violations and even planned organizational change”

​Why?

“One problem with organizational communication is that managers have a tendency to exaggerate the benefits of human resource management (HRM) practices to individual employees, which again leads to inflated expectations (Grant, 1999). Such expectations can lead to psychological contract breach[…]”

Instructions: split up into groups of FOUR. You will all receive a job title. Please discuss your expectations as mentioned on the sheet.

Instructions: split up into groups of FOUR. You will all receive a job title. Please discuss your expectations as mentioned on the sheet.

Group 1&2: employees & managers

Group 3&4: students & school admin

Now you are told this:

Group 1&2: Techhealth has been under pressure to meet deadlines for a major project, and management has been pushing employees to work longer hours without adequate breaks.

Group 3&4: the school has implemented new policies aimed at improving academic performance by introducing grades and removing on-campus recruitment due to budget cuts.

Guiding Questions

Have any contracts been broken?

How would this have impacted your work?

From your position, what steps could have been taken to mitigate these actions?
Have you been through similar experiences in your workplace?