TY - JOUR
T1 - In Persuit of Impact
T2 - How Psychological Contract Research Can Make the Work-World a Better Place
AU - Kraak, Johannes M.
AU - Hansen, Samantha D.
AU - Griep, Yannick
AU - Bhattacharya, Sudeshna
AU - Bojovic, Neva
AU - Diehl, Marjo-Riitta
AU - Evans, Kayla
AU - Fenneman, Jesse
AU - Ishaque Memon, Iqra
AU - Fortin, Marion
AU - Lau, Annica
AU - Lee, Hugh
AU - Lee, Junghyun
AU - Lub, Xander
AU - Meyer, Ines
AU - Ohana, Marc
AU - Peters, Pascale
AU - Rousseau, Denise M.
AU - Schalk, René
AU - Searle, Rosalind H.
AU - Sherman, Ultan
AU - Tekleab, Amanuel
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This paper is the result of the collective work undertaken by a group of Psychological Contract (PC) and Sustainability scholars from around the world, following the 2023 Bi-Annual PC Small Group Conference (Kedge Business School, Bordeaux, France). As part of the conference, scholars engaged in a workshop designed to generate expert guidance on how to aid the PC field to be better aligned with the needs of practice, and thus, impact the creation and maintenance of high-quality and sustainable exchange processes at work. In accordance with accreditation bodies for higher education, research impact is not limited to academic papers alone but also includes practitioners, policymakers, and students in its scope. This paper therefore incorporates elements from an impact measurement tool for higher education in management so as to explore how PC scholars can bolster the beneficial influence of PC knowledge on employment relationships through different stakeholders and means. Accordingly, our proposals for the pursuit of PC impact are organized in three parts: (1) research, (2) practice and society, and (3) students. Further, this paper contributes to the emerging debate on sustainable PCs by developing a construct definition and integrating PCs with an ‘ethics of care’ perspective.
AB - This paper is the result of the collective work undertaken by a group of Psychological Contract (PC) and Sustainability scholars from around the world, following the 2023 Bi-Annual PC Small Group Conference (Kedge Business School, Bordeaux, France). As part of the conference, scholars engaged in a workshop designed to generate expert guidance on how to aid the PC field to be better aligned with the needs of practice, and thus, impact the creation and maintenance of high-quality and sustainable exchange processes at work. In accordance with accreditation bodies for higher education, research impact is not limited to academic papers alone but also includes practitioners, policymakers, and students in its scope. This paper therefore incorporates elements from an impact measurement tool for higher education in management so as to explore how PC scholars can bolster the beneficial influence of PC knowledge on employment relationships through different stakeholders and means. Accordingly, our proposals for the pursuit of PC impact are organized in three parts: (1) research, (2) practice and society, and (3) students. Further, this paper contributes to the emerging debate on sustainable PCs by developing a construct definition and integrating PCs with an ‘ethics of care’ perspective.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85185701140&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10596011241233019
DO - 10.1177/10596011241233019
M3 - Article
SN - 1059-6011
VL - 49
SP - 1425
EP - 1453
JO - Group and Organization Management
JF - Group and Organization Management
IS - 6
ER -