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Syftet med studien var att undersöka om person-organization fit påverkar arbetstillfredsställelse. Vidare var syftet också att undersöka om kön och ålder påverkar person-organization fit och arbetstillfredsställelse. P-O fit är kongruensen mellan individens och organisationens mål eller värderingar. P-O fit är en faktor som påverkar arbetstillfredsställelse. Undersökningen utfördes genom en enkät som delades på sociala medier med totalt 106 respondenter mellan åldrarna 21 till 69. Alla deltagarna arbetade minst deltid upp till heltid. Enkäten baserades på Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) ochPerson-Organization Fit Scale (POFS). Resultatet visade att både P-O fit och ålder korrelerar med arbetstillfredsställelse. Vidare visade resultatet att män upplever högre skattad arbetstillfredsställelse. P-O fit är därför en viktig faktor som influerar den anställda att nå en hög arbetstillfredsställelse, eftersom en anställd vill arbeta på en organisation som är i samma linje som ens egna värderingar. Genom att uppleva hög arbetstillfredsställelse ökar även flexibiliteten vilket vidare bidrar till mer effektivt arbete från arbetstagaren. / The purpose of the study was to investigate whether person-organization fit affects job satisfaction. Furthermore, the purpose was also to investigate whether gender and age affect person-organization fit and job satisfaction. P-O fit is the congruence between the individual's or the organization's goals or values. P-O fit is a factor that affects work satisfaction. The survey was constructed and shared on social media with a total of 106 respondents between the ages of 21 to 69. All participants worked at least part-time with most full-time. The survey was based on the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) and the Person-Organization Fit Scale (POFS). The result showed that both P-O fit and age correlate with job satisfaction. Furthermore, the results showed that men experience higher estimated work satisfaction. P-O fit is therefore an important factor that influences the employee to achieve a high level of job satisfaction, since an employee wants to work at an organization that is in the same line as one's own values. By experiencing high job satisfaction, flexibility also increases, which further contributes to more efficient work on the part of the employee.

Syfte: Studien ska bidra med insikter kring hur ett externt rekryteringsföretag förhåller sig till organisationskultur och därmed den kulturella matchningen mellan organisation och kandidat.Teoretiskt perspektiv: Till grund för tolkning och analys av insamlade data ligger Schein och Scheins (2017) modell för undersökning av organisationskultur. I modellen beskrivs tre nivåer av organisationskultur: artefakter, delad tro och värderingar samt underliggande antaganden. Dessa analyseras och tolkas i sin tur utifrån tolv observerbara faktorer och uttryck av organisationskultur. Metod: En fallstudie har genomförts på ett svenskt rekryteringsföretag med hjälp av kvalitativa, semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studien har haft en iterativ ansats, där den teoretiska referensramen har utvecklats under processens gång. Empiri: I en typisk rekryteringsprocess önskar fallföretaget identifiera en matchning mellan kund och kandidat, där kundens förväntningar på kandidaten och beskrivna organisationskultur, ska överensstämma med kandidatens kompetens, erfarenhet, värderingar och egenskaper. Insamlad empiri tyder dock på att fallföretaget saknar en gemensam definition av begreppet organisationskultur och dess innehåll, varpå undersökning, tolkning och bedömning av kundens organisationskultur sker subjektivt av rekryteringskonsulter. Fallföretaget förlitar sig på kundens beskrivning av organisationskultur, utan att söka bekräftelse för dess praktiska verklighetsförankring, medan kandidatens egenskaper, värderingar etc., söks bekräftas eller dementeras genom intervjuer och referenser. Slutsats: Studien visar på att fallföretaget går miste om essentiella insikter och inte skapar en fullständig förståelse för kundens organisationskultur. I förlängningen leder detta till att de tre entiteterna inblandade i rekryteringsprocessen, kund, kandidat och konsult, inte skapar en överensstämmande, heltäckande förståelse för den praktiska verkligheten av organisationskulturen. Därmed har studien identifierat brister i den kulturella matchningen mellan organisation och individ.

Magnetic Structure of antiferromagnetic Mn₂P₂O₇ at 4.2º K has been established by neutron diffraction from a powder specimen. The magnetic unit cell is found to be the same size as the chemical unit cell. The spins are arranged in ferromagnetic sheets with the moments in each sheet aligned antiferromagnetically relative to its adjacent sheets. Neutron diffraction results in regard to the critical temperature (13±3)º K, and the spine being at an angle of 23º from the a-axis in the a-c plane have been found consistent with the ones obtained by Fowlis, Atkinson, Choh and Stager by susceptibility and NMR studies on the material. However, to confirm the angle with some precision, more work, probably with a single crystal, will be required. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

Single crystals of (Mg₉₉.₇₅Mn₀.₂₅)₂P₂O₇ have been investigated by esr through the temperature range from room temperature to 200ºC. One phase transition was observed extended through the temperature range between 59.5ºC to 63ºC where the α-and β phase coexist. Accurate spectra were recorded at 74ºC, 84ºC and 94ºC at the three magnetic axis, and the spin-Hamiltonian parameters were obtained from these data. The phase transition mechanism and the significance of the spin-Hamiltonian parameters in the theory of S-state splitting are discussed in the light of current literature. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

The presented master thesis is an exploratory, multiple case study that analyzes the recruitment practices and their respective processes in five family firms located in the Southern part of Germany. A strong HR function inside a company is necessary to stay competitive in the market and survive in the long-run. Hereby recruitment is an important field of research because firms depend on their employees who are ultimately the vital factor in running a successful business. Recruitment is an ongoing process in a dynamic business world and a very crucial responsibility of HRM inside the organization. Especially due to the strong family involvement, commitment to the localities, overlap between financial and nonfinancial goals, and a deeply ingrained business culture based on the family founders’ values, establishing an effective recruitment process is even more important in family than in nonfamily firms. Thus, this study aims at exploring and researching individual characteristics associated with the recruitment practices and tries to display the main influencing factors in the recruitment process of the studied firms. Through analyzing secondary and primary data collected with the help of semi-structured interviews, the authors were able to gather insightful data from CEOs and HR representatives in order to draw comprehensive conclusions regarding how suitable employees are recruited in family firms. The results show that the person-organization (P-O) fit is a main component which family firms try to assess in their applicants. Personality and the fit to the respective business culture, apart from the actual skill-set, is an additional requirement for being recruited. Through various recruitment channels, strategies, and assessments the family firms try to use the construct of familiness to their advantage and benefit.

Numerous research studies have concluded that values drive perceptions, responses to situations, judgments, interactions among people, and behaviors. In addition, studies have found that congruence or agreement between individual values and organizational values can increase job satisfaction and commitment. Minimal research has explored the concept of value congruence between substance abuse counselors and their treatment settings, and its impact on perceived ethical work behaviors and organizational commitment. This study explored how the extent of fit between individual and organizational values impacts ethical work behaviors and organizational commitment of substance abuse counselors.

Conflict resolution research has resided at both the individual and group level for the many years. However, recent findings have provided evidence for the existence of conflict resolution strategies at the cultural level. As these recent findings indicate, the existence of such resolution styles at that macro level can have great implications on organizational outcomes. Therefore, the first goal of this study was to examine if these conflict resolution cultures would predict outcomes such as job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and psychological withdrawal behavior. Similarly, research on P-O fit has also provided some very interesting insights into employee behavior and attitudes. Given the idiosyncratic nature of conflict resolution and the recent findings mentioned in the previous paragraph, the second goal of this study was to examine if perceptions of congruence between an individual’s resolution style and the organization’s resolution style would affect job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and psychological withdrawal behavior. Finally, it was determined that perceptions of resolution (i.e. was the conflict constructively resolved) would be an appropriate and rather informative mediating variable for the relationships proposed above. Data was collected using a web-based survey software, which garnered 212 participants for the analysis. Evidence was found to support a majority of the proposed hypotheses. All three-conflict resolution cultures (collaborative, dominant, and avoidant) predicted the outcome variables in the directions consistent with both logic and the literature. Similarly, perceptions of resolution did mediate six of the nine proposed relationships between the resolution cultures and the outcome variables. Two of these mediation analyses were not conducted due to an insignificant initial bivariate correlation. Support was also found for all three proposed direct effects between perceptions of congruence and the proposed outcome variables. Finally, perceptions of resolution mediated the relationship between perceptions of congruence and all three-outcome variables. Again, the directions of these findings were consistent with both logic and the literature. Both the theoretical and practical implications, as well as the limitations with this study will be discussed.

In order to enhance newcomers' retention and performance, the present study explored the moderating roles of mentoring and newcomers' personality (conscientiousness and emotional stability) on the relationships between newcomers' perceived person-job fit, (P-J fit) person-organization fit (P-O fit) and their task performance and turnover intentions. The data was collected from newcomers who have passed probation with their organizational tenure less than one year. In total, 198 usable questionnaires were collected from 20 firms in Taiwan. The present study applied the hierarchical regression analysis to test our hypotheses. The results showed that: (1) when mentoring relationship is low, the positive relationship between newcomer P-J fit and task performance is strengthened; (2) when conscientiousness and emotional stability are high, the negative relationship between newcomers P-O fit and turnover intentions is strengthened; (3) the interaction between newcomer P-J fit and P-O fit is positively related to task performance. Based on our findings, we proposed several practical implications as below: (1) organizations should pay attention to newcomers¡¦ P-J, P-O fit, and their socialization processes; (2) using selection tools to hire newcomers with high conscientiousness and emotional stability; (3) organizations should apply different socialization practice for newcomers with different attributes.