- Title
- The psychological contract in apprenticeships and traineeships: Comparing the perceptions of employees and employers
- Creator
- Walker, Arlene; Smith, Erica; Kemmis, Ros Brennan
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/63038
- Identifier
- vital:6466
- Identifier
- ISSN:1324-1125
- Abstract
- This paper compares the perceptions of Australian apprentices/trainees and employers of apprentices/trainees in relation to the psychological contract: the unwritten mutual expectations employers and employees have of each other. A random sample of apprentices and trainees (N = 219) and employers of apprentices and trainees (N = 262) from Victoria and Queensland, Australia completed surveys. Information was collected about perceived employer, employee and training obligations and how well they had been met. Overall it was found that apprentices/trainees and employers rated similar individual employer, employee and training obligations as being the most and least important. Training obligations were perceived by both parties as being the most important obligations overall. Differences between the groups mainly related to perceptions of the extent to which obligations were met, particularly employer obligations. Despite significant differences, the overall mean ratings suggest that the psychological contract is being met well for both parties. Implications of the research for psychological contracts and for apprenticeships/traineeships are discussed.; C1
- Relation
- International Employment Relations Review Vol. 18, no. 1 (2012), p. 66-81
- Rights
- Unknown copyright
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1503 Business and Management
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