“…While some I-deals can be as narrow as a single request (i.e., working on a specific project), others concern the idiosyncratic negation of one's entire employment contract (Davis & van der Heijden, 2018;Rousseau, 2005). Overall, when employees make a personalized negotiation(s) with their organization, the I-deal is expected to help employees satisfy requirements for customized work arrangements in line with their needs while simultaneously helping the organization to attract, 1 Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile 2 Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal 3 Radboud University, The Netherlands 4 North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa motivate and/or retain valuable employees, who in turn can distinctively add to an organization's viable and competitive interests (Anand et al, 2022;Collings & Mellahi, 2009;Las Heras et al, 2017;Lee et al, 2022;Liao et al, 2016;Simosi et al, 2023).…”