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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Facts, rumors & perceptions
T2 - the impact of the media on psychological contracts in organisations during economic crisis
AU - Shaffakat, Samah
AU - Burgoyne, John
AU - Simm, David
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - The research addresses the findings from an exploratory research conducted on the influence of mass media on the psychological contracts in organisations during global economic crisis. This study examines these issues using a qualitative research design comprising of semi-structured interviews. It samples employees and leaders in two Asian organisations impacted by global economic crisis, to draw out insights into how media reports were perceived by them and how it affected their thinking and actions. Content analysis is used to explore the impact of media in moderating the psychological contracts in the organisations. The findings signpost various effects that the media can have, the complexities associated along with other factors (trust, leadership, communication etc.) that may play a role in influencing the media‘s impact on employees‘ psychological contracts during economic crisis.
AB - The research addresses the findings from an exploratory research conducted on the influence of mass media on the psychological contracts in organisations during global economic crisis. This study examines these issues using a qualitative research design comprising of semi-structured interviews. It samples employees and leaders in two Asian organisations impacted by global economic crisis, to draw out insights into how media reports were perceived by them and how it affected their thinking and actions. Content analysis is used to explore the impact of media in moderating the psychological contracts in the organisations. The findings signpost various effects that the media can have, the complexities associated along with other factors (trust, leadership, communication etc.) that may play a role in influencing the media‘s impact on employees‘ psychological contracts during economic crisis.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 1
JO - The International Journal of Management
JF - The International Journal of Management
SN - 2277-5846
IS - 2
ER -