Get what you give? : investigating employer and young professionals' psychological contracts in European SMEs

Mihelič, Katarina Katja (avtor), Bailey, Mark (avtor), Brueckner, Julie (avtor), Postuła, Agnieszka (avtor), Zupan, Nada (avtor)

This paper looks at psychological contracts in small and medium-sized enterprises, an underrepresented topic in the psychological contract literature. Adopting a multi-perspective approach, we explore what employers and young professionals expect regarding their employment obligations. The results of a qualitative research design and interviews conducted in four European countries reveal the importance of competence and performance-enhancing behaviours on one side and support for performance and development, good working conditions, autonomy, flexibility, workelife balance, and relationships on the other. Moreover, we identify what is offered and expected by both members of the dyad and shed light on the changing dynamics of today's psychological contracts. Our findings hold implications for both employers wishing to retain their best young professionals and individuals interested in understanding what small and medium-sized enterprises are offering prospective candidates.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: SMEs, labour market, employment, contract labour, psychological contract, employers, young professionals, expectations, obligations, qualitative analysis
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: EF - Ekonomska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: Str. 86-99
• Številčenje: Vol. 23, iss. 2 (art. 3)
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-129061
• UDK: 331.5
• ISSN pri članku: 2335-4216
• DOI: 10.15458/2335-4216.1008
• COBISS.SI-ID: 72427267
• Datum objave v RUL: 25.08.2021

MIHELIČ, Katarina Katja, BAILEY, Mark, BRUECKNER, Julie, POSTUŁA, Agnieszka in ZUPAN, Nada, 2021, Get what you give? : investigating employer and young professionals’ psychological contracts in European SMEs. Economic and business review [na spletu]. 2021. Vol. 23, no. 2 ( 3), p. 86–99. [Dostopano 11 april 2025]. DOI 10.15458/2335-4216.1008. Pridobljeno s: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=slv&id=129061

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Economic and business review
• Založnik: Ekonomska fakulteta
• ISSN: 2335-4216
• COBISS.SI-ID: 268649216

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Najbolj omejujoča licenca Creative Commons. Uporabniki lahko prenesejo in delijo delo v nekomercialne namene in ga ne smejo uporabiti za nobene druge namene.
• Začetek licenciranja: 01.01.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: majhna in srednja podjetja, trg dela, zaposlovanje, pogodbeno delo

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
• Številka projekta: 734824
• Naslov: Global Entrepreneurial Talent Management 3
• Akronim: GETM3