Abstract This qualitative study explores the psychological contracts of self-initiated expatriates regarding their perceived work context through recourse to Cultural Theory (Grid/Group analysis) and brings together a Social Exchange theory with a neo-Durkheimian theory, with the potentiality to enrich each other. Employing in-depth semi-structured interviews and follow-ups, we studied 16 self-initiated expatriates working in the French hospitality sector. In the interviews, we focused on their work environments and career/life contexts and addressed specific questions about contract fulfillment, breach, and violations. To do that, we developed and validated an interview schedule that builds on the bodies of knowledge of both theories. Our findings suggest four distinct types of psychological contracts that correspond with Grid/Group classification. Following high/low structuration and sociality differentiation, study participants described sets of psychological contract contents, evaluations, and reactions to psychological contract breach. The study findings demonstrate both the utility of examining Cultural Theory with psychological contract tools and the benefits of including distinctive worldview formulations from Cultural Theory in psychological contract research and theorizing.

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心理契约符合文化理论：自发移民的研究

摘要这项定性研究通过诉诸文化理论（网格/群体分析）探索了自发移民的外籍人士与其感知的工作环境有关的心理契约，并将社会交流理论与新杜克海姆理论融为一体，具有相互补充的潜力。通过深入的半结构化访谈和随访，我们研究了在法国酒店业工作的16名自发移民。在访谈中，我们重点关注了他们的工作环境和职业/生活背景，并回答了有关合同履行，违约和违约的具体问题。为此，我们基于两种理论的知识体系制定并验证了采访时间表。我们的研究结果提出了与网格/组分类相对应的四种不同类型的心理契约。在高/低结构化和社会分化之后，研究参与者描述了心理契约内容，评估和对心理契约违背的反应的集合。研究结果证明了用心理契约工具检验文化理论的实用性，以及将文化理论中独特的世界观公式纳入心理契约研究和理论化的好处。