Ideological PC in HRM: Learning with Military

This chapter aims to reflect on the possible implications of adopting ideological psychological contracts in managing people in today’s organizations, in an especially difficult worldwide context. Our study aims to identify the type of Psychological ContractPsychological Contract (PC) (PC) held by a group of Portuguese militariesMilitary under a restructuringRestructuring scenario. We uncovered the existence of relationalRelational, transitionalTransitional, and ideological PCsIdeological PC and discussed the possible implications that can be made for militaryMilitary organizations regarding managing people using PCs, especially ideological ones.