When Preference Is Not Satisfied but the Individual Is: How Power Distance Affects Person-Job Fit
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Title
When Preference Is Not Satisfied but the Individual Is: How Power Distance Affects Person-Job Fit
Journal
Journal of Management
ISSN
0149-2063
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
40
Number
3
Pages
641-675
Language
english
Abstract
One aspect of person-job fit reflects congruence between personal preferences and job design; as congruence increases so should satisfaction. We hypothesized that power distance would moderate whether fit is related to satisfaction with degree of job formalization. We obtained measures of job-formalization, fit and satisfaction, as well as organizational commitment from employees (n = 772) in a multinational firm with subsidiaries in six countries. Confirming previous findings, individuals from low power-distance cultures were most satisfied with increasing fit. However, the extent to which individuals from high power-distance cultures were satisfied did not necessarily depend on increasing fit, but mostly on whether the degree of formalization received was congruent to cultural norms. Irrespective of culture, satisfaction with formalization predicted a broad measure of organizational commitment. Apart from our novel extension of fit theory, we show how moderation can be tested in the context of polynomial response surface regression and how specific hypotheses can be tested regarding different points on the response surface.
Keywords
Person-Job fit, choice, job formalization, national culture, power distance, response surface methodology, moderation
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