How psychological contract unreplicability fosters employee well-being in worker cooperatives: The mediating role of meaningful work

Key Points

• This research examines how unreplicability of psychological contracts influences employee well-being through meaningful work.
• Analyzed employee feedback from various worker cooperatives
• Employed qualitative and quantitative assessment methods
• Investigated relationships between psychological contracts, meaningful work, and well-being
• Identified a positive correlation between unreplicable psychological contracts and employee well-being
• Found that meaningful work mediates the relationship between psychological contracts and well-being
• Demonstrated that workers in cooperatives experience higher well-being compared to traditional models