Mapping Antecedents of the Psychological Contract for Digital Natives: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Brace Up for the New Generation: Decoding the Psychological Contract Expectations of Gen Z in a Digital World

“…Understanding the antecedents of the Gen Z psychological contract requires a critical scrutiny of the idiosyncratic expectations of this group. Comprehension of generational diversity in the psychological contract formation is an important challenge for contemporary organizations (Deas, 2019). The forces that shape employee-employer relationships at workplace influence the attitude and behavior of employees.…”

“…Moreover, representatives of this cohort put emphasis on opportunities to advance their careers by acquiring new and valuable work-related skills (Reddy & Dawlinmaria, 2020). Described as careerdriven (Deas, 2019), Gen Z values the actual support of personal development facilitating professional advancement. Hence, it is so important to ensure that employees of the Gen Z have the opportunity to gain new competencies by participating in developmental opportunities.…”

“…The third dimension of Gen Z expectations is work flexibility (Deas, 2019) and work-life balance (Kirchmayer & Fratričová, 2020). Recent studies imply that achieving a work-life balance is an important value for Gen Z's (Pulevska-Ivanovska, Postolov, Janeska-Iliev, & MagdincevaSopova, 2017).…”

Shaping Employee Experience in the Changing Social and Organisational Conditions

“…From an organisational perspective, mutual anonymity can be beneficial as it protects the organisation from negative reactions from employees when their expectations are not met (Coetzee and Schreuder, 2021). In such a situation, however, the organisation loses a certain amount of authority and power, making it difficult for it to hold employees fully accountable for work tasks not completed (Deas, 2019). From an employee's perspective, maintaining anonymity can protect them from potential prejudice, and the negative consequences they might be experiencing if their identity were known (Coetzee and Schreuder, 2021).…”

Psychological Contracts in the Era of HRM 4.0

“…Reduced social interaction affects socio-emotional aspects of the psychological contract, particularly in relational psychological contracts (Deas, 2019).…”