An investigation of the relational component of the psychological contract across time, generation and employment status.

Historically, a mutual understanding existed between employees and employers. It was expected that employees would work hard, cause few problems, and generally do whatever null boss wanted. In return, it was expected that employers would provide good jobs with good pay, offer plenty of advancement opportunities, and virtually guarantee lifetime employment. It was a stable, predictable world; null employee would be loyal to null employer and, in...