Reactions of temporary employees to psychological contract breach

The employment relationship with temporary employees is often poorly managed. Employers assume that these employees have only short term transactional psychological contracts. Adopting a ‘psychological contract perspective’, a qualitative study was conducted to examine the attitudinal and behavioral reactions when the promise of permanent employment to temporary employees was not fulfilled. Results of our qualitative study indicated that temporary employees experienced negative affective reactions (i.e., sadness, depression and betrayal) and adverse behavioral outcomes (i.e., poor performance). The implications of psychological contract breach are discussed

Japanese Whaling Strategies

This case study focuses on the global strategies adopted by the Japanese whaling industry in the midst of strong objection by several countries who promote whale conservation. The case also examines the emotive responses by several special interest groups such as Greenpeace, whoare genuinely concerned about perceived âcruel hunting tacticsâ adopted by the Japanese whaling industry