The Effect of Job Satisfaction as a Mediator in the Relationship between Person-Environment Fit and Job Performance: Evidence from the Food Industries in Libya

This study investigates the effects of job satisfaction as mediator in the relationship between P-E fit and job performance. Random sampling is adopted, 300 questionnaires among employees in the food industries in Libya were distributed, and 230 out of them were returned and valid for analysis. The findings revealed that P-E fit had direct and positive effect on job performance. Moreover, job satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between P-E fit and job satisfaction. Future recommendations are recommended in this study.