This study explores the relationship between leadership style and psychological contract dimensions. The literature suggests that leaders in general and leadership style in particular can influence the psychological contracts of employees. Currently, there is no research as to how leaders perceive such contracts. This qualitative study presents the interview findings of twenty-three leaders working in public and private sector organisations. Differences were found between neutral and transformational leaders. Neutral leaders had a more transactional psychological contract, whereas the transformational leaders had a more relational psychological contract. This study adds to the literature as there is no current framework that considers the relationship between leadership styles with the psychological contract. Overall, the results indicate differences in psychological contract perceptions for different leadership styles.

本研究探讨了领导风格与心理契约维度之间的关系。文献表明，一般领导者和领导风格尤其会影响员工的心理契约。当前，没有关于领导者如何看待这种合同的研究。这项定性研究显示了在公共和私营部门组织工作的23位领导人的访谈结果。发现中立型领导者和变革型领导者之间存在差异。中立型领导者具有更多的交易心理契约，而变革型领导者具有更多的关系心理契约。这项研究增加了文献资料，因为目前没有考虑领导风格与心理契约之间关系的框架。全面的，