Does Work Experience ‘Work’ In IT Industry? A Study On Psychological Contract In Indian Context.

Abstract

The study uncovers some thought-provoking discoveries in the Psychological Contract Breach and job outcome relationship by evaluating the moderating effect of employee work experience amongst IT professionals in India. This unique approach provides a more nuanced explanation between Psychological Contract Breach and employee job outcomes in a new geographical context. Results shows that Work Experience has a significant effect on the Type of Psychological Contract Breach and job outcomes. Additionally, work experience has a buffering effect on the relationship between Psychological Contract Breach and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, suggesting as the level of work experiences increases, the negative effect of Psychological Contract Breach on employee Organizational Citizenship Behaviour decreases.