Organizacijų psichologijoje vis labiau domimasi asmens – darbo aplinkos darna ir atsiranda vis daugiau empirinių studijų, patvirtinančių teigiamą jos reikšmę individui ir organizacijai. Vis dėlto, kai kurios šios darnos formos sulaukė labai mažai tyrėjų dėmesio, duomenys apie jas ir jų ryšius su kitomis darnos formomis ar kitais kintamaisiais labai negausūs ir kai kuriais atvejais prieštaringi. Šiuo darbu siekėme išanalizuoti ryšius tarp asmens – profesijos ir asmens – organizacijos darnos bei panagrinėti šių darnos formų sąsajas su darbuotojų pasitenkinimu darbu ir ketinimais palikti organizaciją. Tuo tikslu naudotos kelios metodikos: Lietuviškas profesinių interesų klausimynas (LPIK); Organizacinės kultūros profilis (OCP); Minesotos pasitenkinimo darbu klausimynas; šio darbo autorės sukurtas ketinimų palikti organizaciją klausimynas. Tyrime dalyvavo 147 darbuotojai iš keturių skirtinga veikla užsiimančių Vilniaus organizacijų. Iš jų – 78 vyrai ir 69 moterys. Tiriamųjų amžiaus vidurkis 31,8 metai. Šiuo tyrimu ryšys tarp dviejų nagrinėtų darnos formų nustatytas nebuvo. Visgi, mūsų darbas atskleidė, kad individui ir organizacijai svarbu tiek tinkamas asmens profesijos, tiek tinkamos organizacijos pasirinkimas. Nustatėme, kad ir asmens - profesijos, ir asmens - organizacijos darna yra teigiamai susijusios su darbuotojų pasitenkinimu darbu. Be to, asmens - organizacijos darna yra neigiamai susijusi su darbuotojų ketinimais palikti organizaciją. Ryšys tarp asmens - profesijos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Organizational psychologists pay more and more attention to person – work environment fit and there are more and more studies proving positive value of this fit to individual and organizational outcomes. However, this is the lack of research about some of the fit types and the findings about their relationships with other types of fit or outcomes are spare and in some cases inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between person - vocation and person - organization fit and their association with employee‘s job satisfaction and intentions to leave the organization. In this research we used methods: Vocational interests questionnaire (LPIK); Organizational culture profile (OCP); Minesota satisfaction questionnaire; the questionnaire drawn up by the author of this paper to evaluate employees‘ intentions to leave the organization. 147 employees from four different types of organizations took part in this research. By gender there were 78 man and 69 women. The average age of participants was 31,8 years. The relation between person – vocation and person organization fit was not established in this study. Our work disclosed that it is very important for individual and organization, person to find the right vocation and also to find the right organization. Results show, that person - vocation and person – organization fit were both positive related with employee’s job satisfaction. Moreover, person - organization fit was negative associated with... [to full text]

Person-environment (PE) fit has been considered one of the most pervasive concepts in psychology. This study presents an integrative investigation of three levels of PE fit: person-vocation (PV) fit, person-organization (PO) fit, and person-job (PJ) fit, using multiple conceptualizations (e.g., value congruence, needs-supplies fit) of each fit level. While a trend in the PE fit literature has been the inclusion of only one fit level with a single conceptualization, researchers call for the addition of multiple conceptualizations of multiple fit levels in a single study. Traditionally, PO fit has been conceptualized as value congruence, whereas PV fit has remained untouched in the literature investigating the direct measurement of fit perceptions. Therefore, new fit perceptions scales assessing PO fit using a needs-supplies fit conceptualization and PV fit using a variety of conceptualizations were introduced. To address the limitation of employing direct measures, common method variance was modeled with a positive affect factor. The study accomplished two objectives. First, a previously supported three-factor model of fit perceptions consisting of PO value congruence (PO-VC), PJ needs-supplies (PJ-NS), and PJ demands-abilities (PJ-DA) fit was strongly replicated. Second, this model was expanded by examining additional conceptualizations (needs-supplies, demands-abilities fit, value, personality, and interest congruence) of fit levels (PV, PO, and PJ fit). Results suggested that professionals make distinctions based on both the fit level and fit conceptualization and these fit perceptions uniquely influence their attitudes and behaviors. A six-factor model (PO-VC, PJ-NS, PJ-DA, PO needs-supplies fit [PO-NS], PV demands-abilities fit [PV-DA], and general PV fit) best fit the data. Providing ample evidence of construct validity, PO fit perceptions (PO-VC and PO-NS fit) were related to the organization-focused outcome of organizational identification, whereas the profession-focused outcome of occupational commitment was exclusively predicted by PV fit perceptions (PV-DA and general PV fit). As expected, both needs-supplies fit perceptions (PO-NS and PJ-NS fit) predicted intentions to quit and job satisfaction. Recommendations for future research are suggested.

Career prospects are a motivating factor for entry and retention of doctoral students, especially in the discipline of engineering. While doctoral student training provides them with highly specialized skills to be an independent researcher, they may not have the requisite skills or guidance to secure the job position of their choice. Therefore, it is important to provide doctoral students with opportunities, training, and information (i.e., resources) about different types of careers to not only ensure they are productive contributors of teaching and research, but also equip them for future career prospects. Research techniques based upon in-depth narrative interviews and combining research with action were used to explain how doctoral students develop and fit in with their intended careers and was used to explore what supports and challenges contribute to their intended career paths. Analysis of the data revealed three themes: (1) Engineering Doctoral Identity; (2) Engineering Doctoral Skill Development; and (3) Time. Research emerged as central to engineering doctoral identity and was reinforced by ‘Insiders’, or people who had a Ph.D. in engineering. Insiders’ and doctoral students’ value of research came at the cost of relatively devaluing other skills (e.g., teaching) and associated career resources. These students had to consider and compromise how they fit within an engineering doctoral identity that is premised on research. This negotiation influenced the skills they developed and how they crafted tactics to acquire necessary skills for future careers. At the same time, participants were struggling to cope with immediate demands of their study while also working towards future career goals. Participants struggled to optimize their time, and in response utilized “Time Adaptive Tactics” such as flexibility, networking, and leveraging career resources. Engineering doctoral student and university staff perceptions of career resources were compared against each other which revealed that students utilize resources based upon a hierarchy that considers how specific and close in time and location those resources are. Whereas staff believed their resources were beneficial regardless of these factors. Additionally, the career resources that participants used were influenced by Insiders and how they implicitly showed they valued those resources.