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Qualitative Approach

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This chapter presents the findings of the qualitative component. These are presented in terms of the culturally relevant elements of HR practices that affect employee expectations and, subsequently, employees’ cognitive and behavioral outcomes of job satisfaction, commitment, motivation and OCB based on their perceptions of the level of fulfillment of their psychological contract. The conducted interviews have found eight culturally congruent elements of HR practices that affect employees’ cognitive ad behavioral outcomes. Each element is defined and illustrated with the help of relevant narratives.

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Abdullah, A. (2017). Qualitative Approach. In: Managing the Psychological Contract. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53538-8_5

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