Exploring the Dimensionality of Psychological Contract in Islamic Perspective: Empirical Analysis of Indonesian Employees

Abstract

Research on psychological contract originating from the Western view has received immense attention by human resources management researchers. However, psychological contract from the religion or spiritual insight has not been much investigated. This study arranges to extend the understanding of the psychological contract from Islamic perspective. A total of 98 Muslim employees in profit and nonprofit organizations in Indonesia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, and Taiwan, participated as respondent in this study. The construct validity of Islamic psychological contract (IPC) via Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) bring out to the main finding; the IPC measurement model in the profit and non-profit organizational context is clarified by three dimensions; transactional, relational, and liturgical contract.