Different fits satisfy different needs: Linking person-environment fit to employee commitment and performance using self-determination theory.
Singapore Management University · University of Akron
Abstract
Integrating and expanding upon the person-environment fit (PE fit) and the self-determination theory literatures, the authors hypothesized and tested a model in which the satisfaction of the psychological needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence partially mediated the relations between different types of perceived PE fit (i.e., person-organization fit, person-group fit, and job demands-abilities fit) with employee affective organizational commitment and overall job performance. Data from 163 full-time working employees and their supervisors were collected across 3 time periods. Results indicate that different types of PE fit predicted different types of psychological need satisfaction and that…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 49.37
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 105
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2Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Person–environment fit
- Social psychology
- Competence (human resources)
- Autonomy
- Job satisfaction
- Organizational commitment
- Self-determination theory
- Decent work and economic growth