Finally, this author suggests that the nature of the relationship and the type of psychological contract that emerges between workers and management is highly subjective and will naturally involve individual perceptions that may not be completely discernible without further investigation. In this regard, Kikul adds that employee perceptions of contract breach "represents a cognitive assessment of contract fulfillment that is based on an individual perception of what each party has promised and provided to the other" (Kikul, 2001, p. 321). Just as an individual's perceptions of their own self-worth and self-esteem are unique, the manner in which these psychological contracts can be breached or violated can also be unique as a result of individual differences in how people view the world around them.

There is a common theme that runs throughout the analysis, though, and people inherently appear to have a fine-tuned sense of justice that alerts them to when...
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