{
  "title": "Keeping commitments to your manager: what research helps clarify",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/engagements-envers-son-manager-rendre-la-fiabilite-observable-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-02-18",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Reliability is not just about meeting a deadline. The literature invites us to examine consistency between what is announced, what is understood and what is actually delivered.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager",
  "place": {
    "name": "Neuchâtel",
    "region": "Neuchâtel",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Tony Simons (2002, Organization Science) defines behavioral integrity as the perceived alignment between words and deeds, particularly in promise keeping."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Trust does not rest on a single quality",
      "point": "Roger Mayer, James Davis and F."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might infer that a reliable employee must always meet the date originally announced."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What these articles cannot resolve",
      "point": "Both articles are theoretical contributions and do not measure the effect of a commitment-tracking protocol in a Neuchâtel business."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Neuchâtel",
      "point": "In a watchmaking workshop, a microtechnology company or a precision microelectronics team in Neuchâtel, the SHR programme « Construire une relation efficace avec son manager » can use a four-week trial."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Simons",
      "year": "2002",
      "source": "Organization Science"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Schoorman",
      "year": "1995",
      "source": "Academy of Management Review"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 412,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-02-18-en.jpg?v=4",
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    "en": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/engagements-envers-son-manager-rendre-la-fiabilite-observable-en",
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    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/engagements-envers-son-manager-rendre-la-fiabilite-observable-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/relation-avec-son-manager/neuchatel",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/neuchatel",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}