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The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2020, 2(2); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2020.020208.

Psychological Contract in the Australian Defense Force

Author(s)

Feifei Lu

Corresponding Author:
Feifei Lu
Affiliation(s)

Business school of The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2006

Abstract

According to studies conducted by Departments of Defense and Veterans’ Affairs(DVA), and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), there exist issues of suicide and mental health within the current and former serving ADF (Australian Defense Force) members (National Mental Health Commission, 2017).In 2001-2004, there were 292 suicide deaths among people with at least one day of ADF service, and the commission noted that ex-serving ADF members occupied the highest proportion (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016). The reasons for these incidents link to the violation of the psychological contract (PC). This article will firstly provide an in-depth evaluation of the ADF’S PC based on the analysis of ADF and PC, and then focus on the recommendations from the perspective of human resource management (HRM) strategy.

Keywords

The psychological contract; Proper training and career management; Performance and rewards management

Cite This Paper

Feifei Lu. Psychological Contract in the Australian Defense Force. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2020) Vol. 2 Issue 2: 32-35. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2020.020208.

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