Redefining psychological contracts with the U.S. work force: A critical task for strategic human resource management planners in the 1990s
实证支持了裁员对心理契约的变革性影响，并讨论了人力资源管理者在建立新契约以指导未来雇佣关系中的关键作用，对学者和实践者均有启示。
The well-publicized waves of layoffs in recent years have destroyed the long-standing psychological contract between employees and their employers which promised pay, promotion, and job security in exchange for worker skills, effort, and loyalty. This article provides empirical support for the transformational effect layoffs have had on psychological contracts and discusses the critical role human resource management must play in establishing and developing new contracts to guide future employment relationships between employers and employees. Implications for both academics and practitioners are provided. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.