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Research on value congruence rests on the assumption that values denote desirable behaviors and ideals that employees and organizations strive to approach. In the present study, we develop and test the argument that a more complete understanding of value congruence can be achieved by considering a second type of congruence based on employees’ and organizations’ counter-ideal values (i.e., what both seek to avoid). We examined this proposition in a time-lagged study of 672 employees from various occupational and organizational backgrounds. We used difference scores as well as polynomial regression and response surface analyses to test our hypotheses. Consistent with our hypotheses, results reveal that counter-ideal value congruence has unique relations to employees’ trust in the organization that go beyond the effects of ideal value congruence. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of this expanded perspective on value congruence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article tests different P-E (person-environment) fit dimensions in order to assess their impact on three work outcomes: job satisfaction; organizational commitment; and stress perception. Findings shows that P-E fit dimensions have differentiated effects on its dependent variables. This study contributes to several important academic discussions. The first concerns the model tested, which contains several P-E fit dimensions. The second scientific contribution is to consider P-E fit dimensions as antecedents of three job outcomes. The third contribution concerns the development and testing of a new P-E fit dimension called 'person-reforms' fit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and aims: To investigate differences and similarities in person–environment (P–E) fit problems between very old people with self-reported Parkinson’s disease (PD) and matched controls. Methods: Data collected for the cross-national ENABLE-AGE Survey Study were used to identify people with self-reported PD ( n = 20), and to select three matched controls per individual ( n = 60). The matching criteria were age (mean = 82 years), sex, country, and type of housing. The data analysis targeted P–E fit (i.e. accessibility) problems, including studying the personal and environmental components separately. The personal component was analyzed in terms of functional limitations, and the environmental component in terms of physical environmental barriers. Results: In comparison to the matched controls, the participants with PD had more functional limitations, used more mobility devices and were subjected to more P–E fit problems, though the number of environmental barriers did not differ from the controls. In the PD sample, P–E fit problems were significantly stronger associated with poor balance and incoordination, and the environmental barriers that generated the most severe P–E fit problems were more often located to the exterior surroundings of the housing compared to the controls. Conclusions: The novel contribution of this explorative study is the demonstration of the type of knowledge that can be generated by unfolding and comparing the composition of P–E fit (accessibility) problems among people with self-reported PD as compared with matched controls. The knowledge thereby generated can be used to develop more targeted rehabilitation approaches, efficient housing adaptation services and societal planning for people with neurodegenerative disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]