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Publication date: 19 November 2020

How do leaders' positive emotions improve followers' person–job fit in China? The effects of organizational identification and psychological safety

Chongrui Liu, Cong Wang and Hongjie Wang

Although a plethora of literature has developed person–job fit theory, how leaders' emotions affect followers' person–job fit has received insufficient attention. Drawing…

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Purpose

Although a plethora of literature has developed person–job fit theory, how leaders' emotions affect followers' person–job fit has received insufficient attention. Drawing on emotions as social information (EASI) theory, the present research study investigated the impact of leaders' positive emotions on person–job fit and further explained the mediating role of psychological safety and the moderating effect of organizational identification.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from 319 Chinese employees nested in 67 teams, and a cross-level design was adopted to examine the research hypotheses.

Findings

The results indicated that individual-level psychological safety played a mediating role in the cross-level relationship between team-directed leaders' positive emotions and individual-level person–job fit. Moreover, the authors found a cross-level moderating effect of team-level organizational identification.

Practical implications

This present research empirically showed that leaders displaying positive emotions in the workplace benefited followers' perceptions of psychological safety, which in turn improved followers' attitudes towards their job in management practice. In addition, organizational identification could positively advance this process.

Originality/value

This study is the first to evaluate the operational mechanism of leaders' emotion on followers' perceived person–job fit in the Chinese context. Person–job fit has primarily been investigated as a driver of employee outcomes in the previous research studies. These studies focussed on whether and how leaders' emotions improve followers' person–job fit.

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Leadership & Organization Development Journal, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-09-2019-0388
ISSN: 0143-7739

Keywords

  • Positive emotion
  • Psychological safety
  • Organizational identification
  • Person–job fit

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Publication date: 11 January 2016

How can managers promote salespeople’s person-job fit?: The effects of cooperative learning and perceived organizational support

Lu-Ming Tseng and Tsu-Wei Yu

This paper aims to examine the impact of salespeople’s subjective person-job fit on the salespeople’s intention to quit. Moreover, this study further investigates how the…

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Purpose

This paper aims to examine the impact of salespeople’s subjective person-job fit on the salespeople’s intention to quit. Moreover, this study further investigates how the subjective person

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job fit could be influenced by the cooperative learning and support in the organization. Person-job fit is an important issue for salespeople’s career development. However, the antecedents of salespeople’s person-job fit seem to have been under-investigated in the management literature.

Design/methodology/approach

A questionnaire survey is used as a research instrument, and Taiwan’s full-time life insurance salespeople took part in the investigation. The hypotheses were tested by using partial least squares and structural equation modeling tool (SmartPLS 2.0).

Findings

The results confirmed that poor subjective person-job fit would significantly increase the salespeople’s intention to quit. Yet, the results also suggested that cooperative learning and organizational support are the mechanisms that reduce this problem.

Originality/value

This study provided the initial discussions about the effect of cooperative learning and organizational support on the salespeople’s subjective person-job fit.

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The Learning Organization, vol. 23 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-03-2015-0023
ISSN: 0969-6474

Keywords

  • Turnover
  • Cooperative learning
  • Organizational support
  • Person-job fit
  • Salespeople

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Article
Publication date: 17 August 2020

Freelancing on digital work platforms – roles of virtual community trust and work engagement on person–job fit

Ilona Toth, Sanna Heinänen and Kirsimarja Blomqvist

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of virtual community trust on work engagement and person–job fit in the context of digital work platforms. The…

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of virtual community trust on work engagement and person–job fit in the context of digital work platforms. The emergence of the platform economy is changing the work environment fundamentally. It has enabled the appearance of alternative work arrangements, such as temporary organizing and the increase of independent contracting, also among highly specialized knowledge workers.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected with an online survey and used to test the relationships between virtual community trust, work engagement and person–job fit. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to test the goodness of a theoretical model.

Findings

Based on the data of 127 experts contracting on digital work platforms, virtual community trust positively affects both work engagement and person–job fit. In addition, the relationship between work engagement and person–job fit in the context of digital work platforms is significant and positive.

Practical implications

This study shows that trust among independent contractors working on digital platforms is important for work engagement and that platform providers can improve work performance through person–job fit by assisting in the creation of trust among members of their platforms.

Originality/value

The research literature on knowledge work in the changing context of work is scarce, and the role of trust in the context of digital work platforms needs clarification. This paper tests a theoretical model on the effects of trust among highly skilled experts working in the digital platform context as independent contractors and provides evidence for the importance of building trust among members of a virtual work community.

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VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, vol. 50 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-12-2018-0124
ISSN: 2059-5891

Keywords

  • Work engagement
  • Knowledge workers
  • Freelancing
  • Digital work platform
  • Virtual community trust
  • Person–job fit

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Publication date: 3 July 2017

The role of person-job fit in the relationship between transformational leadership and job engagement

Hong T.M. Bui, Yolanda Zeng and Malcolm Higgs

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employees’ work engagement based on fit theory. The paper reports an…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employees’ work engagement based on fit theory. The paper reports an investigation into the way in which employees’ perceptions of transformational leadership and person-job fit affect their work engagement.

Design/methodology/approach

To test the authors’ hypotheses, the authors performed structure equation modeling with maximum likelihood estimation on Mplus with bootstrapping proposed by Hayes (2009) with data from 691 full-time employees in China.

Findings

The results indicate that transformational leadership has as significant influence on employees’ work engagement as person-job fit in China. Moreover, employees’ perception of person-job fit is found to partially mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and employees’ work engagement.

Research limitations/implications

There is a possible bias arising from the use of cross-sectional data. However, certain methods were implemented to minimize it, including survey design and data analysis.

Practical implications

The paper proposes a number of practical implications for policy makers, HR managers and transformational leaders relating to issues associated with improving levels of employee engagement.

Originality/value

The study contributes to developing leadership and engagement theory by examining a previously unexplored mediator – person-job fit – in a neglected cultural setting. This study promises to open new research avenues in this area.

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Journal of Managerial Psychology, vol. 32 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-05-2016-0144
ISSN: 0268-3946

Keywords

  • Transformational leadership
  • Work engagement
  • Person-environment fit

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Publication date: 9 November 2015

Relations of fit and organizational identification to employee-customer identification

Nwamaka A. Anaza

The purpose of this paper is to examine a model of employee-customer identification (ECID) using two samples: nurses and cooperative extension frontline employees. The…

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The purpose of this paper is to examine a model of employee-customer identification (ECID) using two samples: nurses and cooperative extension frontline employees. The model posits that person-organization fit, person-job fit, and organizational identification are positively related to ECID.

Design/methodology/approach

A recursive path-based structural model was employed to test seven hypotheses regarding the relationships between the two fit constructs, organizational identification, and ECID.

Findings

In both samples, person-organization fit and person-job fit were positively related to organizational identification, and organizational identification was positively related to ECID. In the cooperative extension sample, person-job fit was positively related to ECID. Person-job fit was also indirectly related to ECID through organizational identification in both samples.

Research limitations/implications

The results imply an important relationship between person-job fit and ECID that could be useful for improving service encounters between employees and customers. In addition, an emphasis on organizational identification may also contribute to improved employee-customer relationships.

Originality/value

This study represents one of the first attempts to demonstrate a link between person-job and person-organization fit on ECID. The results of this study provide support for organizational identification and person-job fit as important factors in employee-customer relationships.

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Journal of Managerial Psychology, vol. 30 no. 8
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-12-2012-0389
ISSN: 0268-3946

Keywords

  • Person-organization fit
  • Organizational identification
  • Employee-customer identification
  • Person-job fit

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Publication date: 8 August 2016

Service employees’ fit, work-family conflict, and work engagement

Osman M. Karatepe and Georgiana Karadas

Using person–job fit, congruence and conservation of resources theories as the theoretical underpinnings, the purpose of this study is to propose and test a research model…

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Using person–job fit, congruence and conservation of resources theories as the theoretical underpinnings, the purpose of this study is to propose and test a research model that investigates work-family conflict and family–work conflict as mediators of the impact of person–job fit on work engagement. The model also examines the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between conflicts in the work–family interface and life satisfaction.

Design/methodology/approach

Data gathered from frontline hotel employees two weeks apart in three waves in Romania were utilized to assess the abovementioned relationships via structural equation modeling.

Findings

Two directions of conflict act as partial mediators between person–job fit and work engagement. Work engagement fully mediates the relationship between work–family conflict and life satisfaction, while it functions as a partial mediator of the effect of family–work conflict on life satisfaction.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to current knowledge by investigating the interrelationships of person–job fit, two directions of conflict, work engagement and life satisfaction.

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Journal of Services Marketing, vol. 30 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-02-2015-0066
ISSN: 0887-6045

Keywords

  • Work engagement
  • Romania
  • Work-family conflict
  • Life satisfaction
  • Person-job fit

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Publication date: 29 July 2014

Moderating effect of idiocentrism and allocentrism on person-organization person-job fit and work attitudes relationship

Mert Aktaş

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating influence of idiocentrism and allocentrism on person-organization fit, person-job fit and work attitudes relationship.

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating influence of idiocentrism and allocentrism on person-organization fit, person-job fit and work attitudes relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

The survey data were collected from 426 employees of a holding company.

Findings

The results reveal that allocentrism makes a difference in fitting the particular aspect of work environment for the individual. Results showed that allocentrism positively moderates person-organization fit and job satisfaction and organizational commitment and turnover relationship. However, no moderating influence of idiocentrism was found on person-organization fit and employee attitude relationship. Furthermore, it was also found that neither idiocentrism nor allocentrism moderated the relationship between the person-job fit and employee attitudes relationship.

Originality/value

This research adds a cultural component to the person-environment fit research.

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Cross Cultural Management, vol. 21 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CCM-08-2011-0074
ISSN: 1352-7606

Keywords

  • Cultural values
  • Individual differences
  • Person-job fit
  • Person-organization fit

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Publication date: 1 August 2016

Does misfit loom larger than fit? Experimental evidence on motivational person-job fit, public service motivation, and prospect theory

Oliver Neumann

In light of the challenge to attract skilled employees in times of dwindling labour supply, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how motivational person-job fit…

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In light of the challenge to attract skilled employees in times of dwindling labour supply, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how motivational person-job fit influences the preference for a job. Using a model based on prospect theory, person-job fit is operationalised on three motivational dimensions: extrinsic, enjoyment-based intrinsic, and prosocial intrinsic motivation. Public service motivation (PSM) is theoretically integrated into the model’s dimensions and conceptualised as a fuzzy subset thereof. Within the model, job seekers evaluate their fit with various jobs by comparing their personal motives to the jobs’ motivational incentives, compiling a preference order.

Design/methodology/approach

The model was tested using a completely randomised vignette experiment. In all, 102 master’s students had to indicate their preference among various randomly selected job vignettes. Certain vignettes presented to experimental group (EG) subjects were individually manipulated to provide either very good or very poor person-job fit. The manipulation’s effect on vignette preference was analysed using logistic regression.

Findings

EG subjects significantly preferred both well-fitting and random vignettes over misfitting ones. No significant preference was found comparing well-fitting and random vignettes. Coherent with prospect theory, the deterring effect of misfit appears to be stronger than the attraction effect of good fit, supporting the model.

Originality/value

Most previous research on motivational person-job fit focused on a single factor (e.g. PSM) when predicting job preference. This study, in contrast, incorporates multiple motivational dimensions, capturing that individuals usually pursue mixed motives.

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International Journal of Manpower, vol. 37 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-12-2014-0268
ISSN: 0143-7720

Keywords

  • Motivation
  • Experiment
  • Public service motivation
  • Prospect theory
  • Person-job fit

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Publication date: 12 September 2016

Hierarchical plateau and turnover intention of employees at the career establishment stage: Examining mediation and moderation effects

Baoguo Xie, Xun Xin and Guanglin Bai

Applying the theory of work adjustment (TWA), the purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the effect of hierarchical plateau on the turnover intention of employees…

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Applying the theory of work adjustment (TWA), the purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the effect of hierarchical plateau on the turnover intention of employees at the career establishment stage is mediated by job satisfaction and moderated by person-job fit.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey method was used and data were collected from 248 Chinese employees at the career establishment stage. Hierarchical regression analysis and moderated mediation analysis were used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The results demonstrated that hierarchical plateau was positively related to the turnover intention of employees at the career establishment stage and that job satisfaction played a mediating role in the relationship. Person-job fit moderated the relationship between hierarchical plateau and job satisfaction, and the indirect effect of hierarchical plateau on turnover intention via job satisfaction.

Originality/value

This research offers new insights into the links between hierarchical plateau and employees’ work attitudes and withdrawal behaviour within the TWA. The results suggest that managers can lessen the negative effects of hierarchical plateau on employees’ attitudes and withdrawal behaviour by improving employees’ overall person-job fit.

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Career Development International, vol. 21 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-04-2015-0063
ISSN: 1362-0436

Keywords

  • Turnover intention
  • Career establishment stage
  • Hierarchical plateau
  • Theory of work adjustment

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Publication date: 6 July 2010

An examination of the mediating role of person‐job fit in relations between information literacy and work outcomes

Chung‐Kai Li and Chia‐Hung Hung

The purpose of this study is to investigate how information literacy can enhance job performance in the workplace setting.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate how information literacy can enhance job performance in the workplace setting.

Design/methodology/approach

Building on extant research, an integrated framework in which information literacy is related to person‐job fit which in turn influences job performance is proposed. A survey questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 427 current employees in financial institutions in Taiwan. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

Results indicate that there is a positive relationship between dimensions of traditional literacy and computer literacy toward person‐job fit. In addition person‐job fit is an effective predictor of job performance. Finally person‐job fit partially mediates the relationship between information literacy and job performance.

Originality/value

This study highlights the importance of information literacy when predicting job performance. Managers could benefit by understanding the antecedents of person‐job fit in a practical sense for organizations' favorable outcomes.

Details

Journal of Workplace Learning, vol. 22 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/13665621011053217
ISSN: 1366-5626

Keywords

  • Information literacy
  • Job satisfaction
  • Competences
  • Business performance
  • Workplace
  • China

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