ERIC Number: EJ836779
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Publication Date: 2009-Jun
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Idiosyncratic Deals: Testing Propositions on Timing, Content, and the Employment Relationship
Rousseau, Denise M.; Hornung, Severin; Kim, Tai Gyu
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v74 n3 p338-348 Jun 2009
This study tests propositions regarding idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) in a sample of N = 265 hospital employees using structural equation modeling. Timing and content of idiosyncratic employment arrangements are postulated to have differential consequences for the nature of the employment relationship. Results confirm that i-deals made after hire have greater impact on the employment relationship than those made ex ante. Developmental i-deals are positively related to perceiving employment as a social exchange rather than an economic exchange, whereas work hour i-deals show the opposite pattern. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Structural Equation Models, Correlation, Industrial Psychology, Work Environment, Employee Attitudes, Quality of Working Life, Working Hours, Employer Employee Relationship, Family Environment, Family Attitudes, Family Relationship, Hospitals, Health Personnel
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Language: English
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