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To examine how person–job, person–organization, person–group, and person–supervisor fit relate to applicant preentry decisions and employee postentry attitudes and performance.

May 9, 2005Personnel Psychology

Consequences of Individuals' Fit at Work: A Meta‐analysis of Person–job, Person–organization, Person–group, and Person–supervisor Fit

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AKAmy L. Kristof‐BrownUniversity of Northern Iowa RZRyan D. ZimmermanGeorgetown University EJErin C. JohnsonUniversity of Iowa

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Meta-analysis reveals consistent links between workplace fit dimensions and key individual outcomes in employees and applicants, indicating broad generalizability across work settings.

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To examine how person–job, person–organization, person–group, and person–supervisor fit relate to applicant preentry decisions and employee postentry attitudes and performance.
Synthesized data from 172 usable studies yielding 836 effect sizes across published literature, dissertations, conference presentations, and working papers.
Evaluated fit operationalization, measurement techniques, and study design variables as moderators of person–job and person–organization relationships.
Separately evaluated 25 studies utilizing polynomial regression methods to assess multidimensional fit dynamics.
Nearly all credibility intervals excluded zero, demonstrating robust generalizability across diverse workplace contexts and criteria.
Multidimensional fit significantly and systematically associated with preentry criteria (applicant attraction, job acceptance, hiring intent) and postentry criteria (job performance, attitudes, strain, and turnover intentions).

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Kristof‐Brown et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/697d5c36e96cdfbb804198c4 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2005.00672.x

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Meta-analysis reveals consistent links between workplace fit dimensions and key individual outcomes in employees and applicants, indicating broad generalizability across work settings.

Consequences of Individuals' Fit at Work: A Meta‐analysis of Person–job, Person–organization, Person–group, and Person–supervisor Fit

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Consequences of Individuals' Fit at Work: A Meta‐analysis of Person–job, Person–organization, Person–group, and Person–supervisor Fit

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