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In Understanding Psychological Bonds between Individuals and Organizations the author integrates different theoretical perspectives on how individuals form deep, meaningful, and self-defining relationships with their employing organization and proposes a novel and comprehensive take on key triggers and processes associated with such relationships.

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List of Tables List of Figures Foreword; M.R.Edwards Preface Abbreviations and Symbols Introduction Psychological Bonds in Organizations Methodical Issues The Impact of Organizational Identification The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification Common Method Variance Analysis of Structural Models Discussing the Structural Models Conclusion References Appendices Index

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´Sebastian Fuchs breaks new ground in the study of why people identify with the organizations in which they work. He has produced a very welcome book, which is highly readable and brings a host of new insights into this exciting area of research.´ - Professor David Marsden, London School of Economics and Political Science

´This book integrates the different mechanisms of organizational identification in a novel and unprecedented way, building the foundation for any future work on why individuals develop strong, meaningful psychological bonds with their employing organizations.´ - Professor Michael Muller-Camen, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

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SEBASTIAN FUCHS is a Senior Lecturer in Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (HRM) at Middlesex University, UK and researches issues surrounding the employee-organization relationship. This includes the notions of organizational identification and commitment, employee performance, justice concerns at the workplace, organizational identity matters, employee perceptions of support and appreciation, and the management of change initiatives. He holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology from King´s College London, an MSc in HRM from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in HRM and Marketing from Middlesex University.

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