Effect of Breach of Psychological Contracts on Workplace Deviant Behaviors with the Moderating Role of Revenge Attitude and Self-Control

Abstract

Psychological contract, breach has been executed when employees perceive that employer has failed to fulfill one or more of its obligations. This breach of contract affects the behaviors and outcomes of employees in many ways. This study makes a unique contribution to the literature by being the first to examine revenge attitude as a moderator of the relations between the breach of the psychological contract and work place deviant behaviors. Managers should be aware of the importance of breach of the psychological contract and violation on employee behaviors and the value of deviant behavior in the performance of the organization. After an extensive review of relevant literature on the research problem, research has been conducted by using a sample size of 230 respondents. This data have been selected through random probability sampling and the result has been deducted by using correlation and regression analysis. This research contributes that an employee having low self-control more frequently execute deviant behaviors on the breach of the psychological contract than employee with low self-control. Similarly, it has also been found that revenge attitude strengthens the relationship of psychological contract breach and work place deviant behaviors