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Idiosyncratic deals in contemporary organizations: A qualitative and meta‐analytical review
Author(s) -
Liao Chenwei,
Wayne Sandy J.,
Rousseau Denise M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.1959
Subject(s) - conceptualization , negotiation , perspective (graphical) , strengths and weaknesses , qualitative research , sociology , management science , meta analysis , epistemology , empirical research , qualitative analysis , systematic review , engineering ethics , psychology , positive economics , social science , social psychology , political science , computer science , economics , law , engineering , philosophy , medicine , medline , artificial intelligence
Summary Idiosyncratic deals (i‐deals) research focuses on the emergence of customized work arrangements employees negotiate with their employers. This article provides a critical review and synthesis of i‐deals research, combining a qualitative review of i‐deals theory and research with a supplementary meta‐analysis of 23 empirical studies ( k = 27 samples, N = 8110 individuals). The qualitative review examines the conceptualization and measurement of i‐deals and identifies patterns and gaps in i‐deals research, while the quantitative meta‐analysis tests the moderating effect of societal cultures on the predictors and consequences of ideals investigated to date. In each section, attention is given to strengths and weaknesses of current approaches to i‐deals theory and research. Future research directions are identified with particular emphasis on the largely unexamined role of i‐deals from a multilevel perspective. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.