Personal values And Person- organization fit in Iranian Higher Education

Year 2019, Volume: 27 Issue: 2, 929 - 937, 15.03.2019

Susan Bahrami Reza Jafari Harandib

https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.3162

Abstract

The purpose of this study
is to determine the relationship between personal values
and person
- organization fit for faculty members in the of Qom university. The present study was
descriptive, multivariate correlation and statistical population including
faculty members. Stratified random sampling method was used. The data gathering instruments included personal values and person- organization fit questionnaires. The questionnaires' face and content validity established and their reliability were calculated (r₁=0.90) and (r₂=0.89).
Personal values dimensions and person- organization
fit Mean scores
were lower than mean criteria and there was a significant multiple correlations
between personal values dimensions and person-organization fit. Beta
coefficients among self-fulfillment, sense of accomplishment, sense of belonging,
being well-respected, fun and enjoyment in life, good relationships with others
and person-organization fit were significant and no autocorrelation existed and
regression model was significant. Educational organizations in general and
universities in particular should provide a setting for personal values and
person-organization fit.

Keywords

Personal values, Person- organization fit, Dimensions, Faculty members, Higher Education

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