I didn't promise, I said inshallah1: Saudi Arabian employees' perceptions of the importance of implicit promises within the psychological contract
研究在沙特阿拉伯文化背景下，探讨员工如何从不同信息源构建隐性承诺信念，提出理论模型以指导未来心理契约研究。
Abstract The psychological contract was both conceptualised and has been investigated primarily in Western contexts. While research has demonstrated its utility for exploring the nature of the individual employment relationship in other cultures, the fundamental tenets of the psychological contract have never been challenged. In particular, there is an absence of empirical research on how the notion of implicit promises might be viewed in Eastern contexts, in spite of promises constituting a significant plank of employee interpretation of the psychological contract. Using two case studies in Saudi Arabia, this research investigates how different sources of information influence the construction of implicit promises in a culturally unique employment context. We propose a theoretical model that outlines key factors that shape employee beliefs of implicit promises in order to guide future research in the field of psychological contracts.