Inter-Relationships among Different Types of Person-Environment Fit and Job Satisfaction

Abstract

This paper investigates how different types of person–environment (P–E) fit work together to influence job satisfaction. One field study and a re-analysis of Cable and DeRue's (2002) data were conducted to investigate the inter-relationships linking different types of fit perceptions and job satisfaction. An employment relationship model describing how person–organisation values congruence (OVC), demands–abilities (D–A), and needs–supplies (N–S) fit perceptions relate to each other and job satisfaction is proposed and tested. Results support a model where N–S fit mediated the impact of both OVC and D–A fit on job satisfaction. Furthermore, OVC was related also to satisfaction both directly and indirectly, whereas D–A fit was only related to satisfaction via N−S fit.