Person-environment fit perceptions and satisfaction at work
This study aims to fulfill two literature gaps in the person-environment fit theory in particular, relating to the supply-value fit or S-V fit. Firstly, previous research in S-V fit tended to look mainly at autonomy and supervision style. However, there appears to be no reported research that has si...
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| author | Ahmad, Kamarul Zaman Mat Khairuddin, Maisarah |
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| description | This study aims to fulfill two literature gaps in the person-environment fit theory in particular, relating to the supply-value fit or S-V fit. Firstly, previous research in S-V fit tended to look mainly at autonomy and supervision style. However, there appears to be no reported research that has simultaneously investigated in a single study the effects of the discrepancy between the perceived and desired levels of work quantity, variety, power, responsibility and concentration required for the job. This study aims to fill that gap. This study examines the discrepancy between the supplies and values of work quantity variety, power, responsibility and concentration, and its relationship with satisfaction at work. Secondly the S-V fit theory has been relatively established in developed countries such as America and Britain. However it would be interesting to discover whether the theory is also applicable among civil service workers in a small isolated town, in a developing country such as Malaysia. Questionnaires were distributed and collected from one hundred respondents working in a government department in a small town of Gua Musang in Peninsular Malaysia. Support-for the S-V fit theory was obtained, as results suggested that the greater the discrepancy between the supplies and values of work quantity, variety, power, responsibility and concentration required at work, the lesser was the satisfaction. The implication therefore was that if managers were desirous of improving satisfaction of their workers, the should ensure that their. workers receive neither too much nor too little work variety, power, responsibility and concentration at work for either state can result in lower satisfaction. |
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| spelling | uum-3562015-06-25T07:19:19Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/356/ Person-environment fit perceptions and satisfaction at work Ahmad, Kamarul Zaman Mat Khairuddin, Maisarah HD28 Management. Industrial Management This study aims to fulfill two literature gaps in the person-environment fit theory in particular, relating to the supply-value fit or S-V fit. Firstly, previous research in S-V fit tended to look mainly at autonomy and supervision style. However, there appears to be no reported research that has simultaneously investigated in a single study the effects of the discrepancy between the perceived and desired levels of work quantity, variety, power, responsibility and concentration required for the job. This study aims to fill that gap. This study examines the discrepancy between the supplies and values of work quantity variety, power, responsibility and concentration, and its relationship with satisfaction at work. Secondly the S-V fit theory has been relatively established in developed countries such as America and Britain. However it would be interesting to discover whether the theory is also applicable among civil service workers in a small isolated town, in a developing country such as Malaysia. Questionnaires were distributed and collected from one hundred respondents working in a government department in a small town of Gua Musang in Peninsular Malaysia. Support-for the S-V fit theory was obtained, as results suggested that the greater the discrepancy between the supplies and values of work quantity, variety, power, responsibility and concentration required at work, the lesser was the satisfaction. The implication therefore was that if managers were desirous of improving satisfaction of their workers, the should ensure that their. workers receive neither too much nor too little work variety, power, responsibility and concentration at work for either state can result in lower satisfaction. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2003 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/356/1/Kamarul_Zaman_Ahmad.pdf Ahmad, Kamarul Zaman and Mat Khairuddin, Maisarah (2003) Person-environment fit perceptions and satisfaction at work. Malaysian Management Journal, 7 (1). pp. 35-46. ISSN 0128-6226 http://mmj.uum.edu.my |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Ahmad, Kamarul Zaman Mat Khairuddin, Maisarah Person-environment fit perceptions and satisfaction at work |
| title | Person-environment fit perceptions and satisfaction at work |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Person-environment fit perceptions and satisfaction at work |
| title_short | Person-environment fit perceptions and satisfaction at work |
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