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Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25019 Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover Wocke, Albert upetd@up.ac.za Jeffery, Michael John Psychological contracts UCTD Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. The need for this research stems from the unusually high turnover rates in MBA students following the completion of their degrees. Organisations realise the need for further education and for increasing both the human capital of the organisation and the career capital of the individual, but are concerned that the MBA programme may inevitably lead to the loss of the individual, possible to their competition. The report investigates the changes in psychological contracts that occur during the course of the MBA programme and how those changes could consequently lead to an increase in intention to leave. Rousseau’s technical report on psychological contracts is used as the basis of the assessment method for determining the changes in psychological contracts. The study presents findings from 117 MBA students from the GIBS business school. The paper shows that the overwhelming majority of MBA students intend to leave their current employer. The report offers insights for managers planning for their talented employees to enrol in MBA programmes. The researcher concludes by suggesting that understanding the construct of the psychological contract between the MBA student and their employers may increase an employer’s ability to hold on to the brightest stars and obtain the best possible value from the undertaking. Copyright Business Management unrestricted 2013-09-06T19:01:17Z 2010-05-26 2013-09-06T19:01:17Z 2009-04-01 2010-05-26 2010-05-26 Dissertation retoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25019 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262010-115416/ © 2008, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretori application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Psychological contracts UCTD Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover |
| title | Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover |
| title_full | Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover |
| title_fullStr | Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover |
| title_short | Effects of the MBA programme on psychological contracts and turnover |
| title_sort | effects of the mba programme on psychological contracts and turnover |
| topic | Psychological contracts UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25019 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262010-115416/ |