1. Curvilinear relationships in person‐environment fit research: Is there evidence for a too‐much‐of‐a‐good‐thing effect?
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Vleugels, Wouter and Flatau‐Harrison, Huw
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EMPLOYEE attitudes ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,INDUSTRIAL psychology ,JOB satisfaction ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,COMMITMENT (Psychology) ,STATISTICAL sampling ,DATA analysis software ,PATH analysis (Statistics) - Abstract
In this paper, we revisit this well‐established linear relationship of person‐organisation, demands‐abilities, and needs‐supply fit with job satisfaction, commitment, and OCBs, and propose that this relationship may be linear for affective work outcomes but curvilinear for behavioural ones. We test this idea in a two‐wave sample of 212 employees, with measures taken 4 weeks apart. The results support the idea that the relationship between fit and behavioural outcomes can, indeed, be curvilinear. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the nature of the relationship between fit and work outcomes by challenging the long‐held 'more fit is better' logic that pervades much of the PE fit research to date. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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