Relational Psychological Contract and Employees Performance
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2024
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The need to enhance productivity has necessitate the need to understand factors affecting
employee’s performance beyond the written contractual agreement in modern managerial
practice. This study examines the effect of relational psychological contract on employee task
accomplishment in public service in Kwara State. Social Exchange theory was utilized for the
theoretical explanation of this study. The study adopted a survey method, while questionnaire
was utilized in eliciting primary data from the respondent. 208 sample was drawn from 436
population of Kwara State water corporations using probability sampling. The study finds out
that relational psychological contract has a positive effect on employee task accomplishment
with an R20.542. the study, therefore recommends that organization should take cognizance of
the effect of relational psychological contract and device mechanism to mitigate its effects on
employee task accomplishment.