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The importance of psychological contracts for safe work during pandemics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2021

Gretchen A. Petery Open the ORCID record for Gretchen A. Petery [Opens in a new window] ,
Sharon K. Parker  and
Leah Zoszak
Gretchen A. Petery*
Affiliation:
Centre for Transformative Work Design, Future of Work Institute, Curtin University
Sharon K. Parker
Affiliation:
Centre for Transformative Work Design, Future of Work Institute, Curtin University
Leah Zoszak
Affiliation:
Centre for Transformative Work Design, Future of Work Institute, Curtin University
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*Corresponding author. Email: QND7@cdc.gov
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 14 , Special Issue 1-2: Special Pandemic Issue , June 2021 , pp. 290 - 295
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

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This research was supported by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR; project number CE170100005).

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