Journal article
Distinguishing between Employees' Perceptions of Person–Job and Person–Organization Fit
Journal of vocational behavior, Vol.59(3), pp.454-470
12/01/2001
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.2001.1807
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between employees' perceptions of person–job (P-J) and person–organization (P-O) fit. Survey data collected from 231 employees (104 office personnel and 127 drivers) of a national trucking company show a low correlation (r=.18) between the two types of self-reported fit. Both P-J and P-O fit had a unique impact on job satisfaction and intent to quit. P-O fit was a better predictor of intentions to quit than was P-J fit, but there was little difference in their relative influence on job satisfaction. The predicted positive relationship between perceived P-O fit and contextual performance (extrarole behaviors an employee performs beyond those prescribed in their job description) was also supported. No relationship was found between perceived P-J fit and task performance. Taken as a whole, these results provide further evidence that employees' perceptions of P-J and P-O fit should be treated as distinct constructs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Distinguishing between Employees' Perceptions of Person–Job and Person–Organization Fit
- Creators
- Kristy J. Lauver - University of IowaAmy Kristof-Brown - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of vocational behavior, Vol.59(3), pp.454-470
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1006/jvbe.2001.1807
- ISSN
- 0001-8791
- eISSN
- 1095-9084
- Comment
- Test development: Perceived Person-Job Fit Measure
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Bus Admin College; Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984380381902771
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