THE EFFECT OF PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT ON JOB STRESS AND CONFLICT: AN APPLICATION ON EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES IN DALAMAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Year 2011, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 281 - 291, 01.06.2011

Mehmet Ulutaş Adnan Kalkan Özlem Çetinkaya Bozkurt

Abstract

Person-organization fit, which is generally described as a degree of compatibility or similarity between the person’s values and the organization’s values, is one of the base factors required for an organization’s success. Organizations should accomplish person-organization fit in their organizations by using employee selection and hiring process which is congruence-based in cultural values or by applying socialization tactics. We proposed finding a correlation in this study between person-organization fit and job stress and conflict. In this context, we have reached some findings about person-organization fit and its outcomes by conducting a survey on employees of Dalaman International Airport. The findings showed us there is a statistically negative correlation between personorganization fit and job stress and conflict

Keywords

Person-organization fit, job stress and conflict

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