The moderating role of workplace friendship in the impact of organizational support on psychological contract: A research of the Caykur business in the province of Rize

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of organizational support perception on psychological contract and determine of the intermediary role of workplace friendship in that relationship. Eisenberger, Huntington, Hutchison and Sowa's (1986) organizational support scale, Millward and Hopkins's (1998) psychological contract scale and Nielsen, Jex and Adams's (2000) workplace friendship scale are used as data collection tools. The data is tested by correlation and regression analyzes. According to the results, the perception of organizational support has an impact on psychological contract, and workplace friendship has the intermediary role in that relationship. Keywords: Organizational support, psychological contract, workplace friendship