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dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Juaniqueen_GB
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-10T13:03:58Z
dc.date.available2013-10-10T13:03:58Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.identifier.citationFerreira, J. (2012) 'Post transfer of undertakings psychological contract violation: modelling antecedents and outcomes' MSc thesis. University of Bedfordshire.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/303137
dc.descriptionMsc Human Resource Managementen_GB
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to test a model of antecedents and outcomes of psychological contract violation based on social exchange theory within the context of an acquisition. A cross-sectional quantitative survey research design was used. A total of 200 office and operational employees who had recently gone through a TUPE transfer process as the result of an acquisition partiCipated in the study. PartiCipants were] asked to complete a questionnaire to measure their perceptions of procedural justice and perceived organisational support experienced at the point of TUPE and the resulting psychological contract violation and employee engagement post-TUPE. Multiple regression analysis through SPSS 19.0 was used as the method of analysis. Results indicate that procedural justice and perceived organisational support predicts psychological contract violation. Results indicate that psychological contract violation in turn predicts employee engagement. In addition, psychological contract violation mediates the relationship between procedural justice, perceived organisational support and employee engagement. Therefore, support has been found to state that the psychological contract can be used to explain the relationship between employee perceptions of fairness and support during a TUPE and their post-TUPE reaction of engagement. The study used cross-sectional and self-reported data which limits the conclusions that can be confirmed about causality and also raises concerns about common method bias. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that various extraneous or confounding variable may have an influence on the variables. The study offers insights into employees' responses within the context of TUPE transfers as explored through the psychological contract within the social exchange theory the framework.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Bedfordshireen_GB
dc.subjectN214 Change Managementen_GB
dc.subjectpsychological contracten_GB
dc.subjectTUPEen_GB
dc.subjecttransfer of undertakingsen_GB
dc.subjectsocial exchange theoryen_GB
dc.titlePost transfer of undertakings psychological contract violation: modelling antecedents and outcomesen
dc.typeThesis or dissertationen
refterms.dateFOA2020-05-11T20:59:32Z
html.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to test a model of antecedents and outcomes of psychological contract violation based on social exchange theory within the context of an acquisition. A cross-sectional quantitative survey research design was used. A total of 200 office and operational employees who had recently gone through a TUPE transfer process as the result of an acquisition partiCipated in the study. PartiCipants were] asked to complete a questionnaire to measure their perceptions of procedural justice and perceived organisational support experienced at the point of TUPE and the resulting psychological contract violation and employee engagement post-TUPE. Multiple regression analysis through SPSS 19.0 was used as the method of analysis. Results indicate that procedural justice and perceived organisational support predicts psychological contract violation. Results indicate that psychological contract violation in turn predicts employee engagement. In addition, psychological contract violation mediates the relationship between procedural justice, perceived organisational support and employee engagement. Therefore, support has been found to state that the psychological contract can be used to explain the relationship between employee perceptions of fairness and support during a TUPE and their post-TUPE reaction of engagement. The study used cross-sectional and self-reported data which limits the conclusions that can be confirmed about causality and also raises concerns about common method bias. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that various extraneous or confounding variable may have an influence on the variables. The study offers insights into employees' responses within the context of TUPE transfers as explored through the psychological contract within the social exchange theory the framework.


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