Abstract: Idiosyncratic deals (I-Deals for short) are personalized employment arrangements negotiated between individual employee and employers and intended to benefit them both (Rousseau, 2005). I-Deals can be the identification of the good psychological connection between organization and employees. They are applied by organizations to attract or retain the valued employees. After introducing the definition, the paper presents the origin, measurement and related organizational studies of I-Deals. Finally, the future research tendencies, including methods, structures and objects of I-Deals, are discussed.

Key words: idiosyncratic deals, perceived fairness, organizational commitment, psychological contracts