• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Breaking the psychological contract of travel agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: The moderating role of mindfulness
  • Beteiligte: Mekawy, Moustafa; Elbaz, Ahmed Mohamed; Shabana, Maha M; Soliman, Mohammad
  • Erschienen: SAGE Publications, 2022
  • Erschienen in: Tourism and Hospitality Research
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1177/14673584211054602
  • ISSN: 1467-3584; 1742-9692
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p> This study investigates the influence of psychological contract breach (PCB) on work-related attitudes and behaviors (i.e., organizational cynicism, workplace incivility and work alienation) and employees’ emotional exhaustion. It also examines the direct association between these attitudes and behaviors and emotional exhaustion as well as investigating how mindfulness moderates these associations. Based on a quantitative approach, data were collected from 437 employees of Egyptian travel agencies. The PLS-SEM analysis revealed that PCB positively affects employees’ emotional exhaustion and job-related attitudes as well as behaviors, which consequently impact their emotional exhaustion. The findings indicated that the effect of organizational cynicism, workplace incivility, and work alienation on emotional exhaustion is weaker with higher levels of mindfulness and greater with lower levels of mindfulness. Besides its theoretical contributions, this paper presents substantial practical insights and managerial implications for managers of travel agencies regarding the outcomes of PCB. Limitations and future research are also given. </jats:p>