HUMAN-RESOURCE PRACTICES - ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT MAKERS

Practices used in recruiting, training, performance review, and compen sation all contribute to employee beliefs in a psychological contract with their employer. This article presents the basic features of contr act-making which human resource practices must manage. Organizations w ith multiple contract makers must align the messages they send to crea te a contract that works and can be kept. Recommendations are made for managing the psychological contract more effectively. (C) 1994 by Joh n Wiley & Sons, Inc.