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Book Synopsis
Individuals and organizations are most effective when their values, needs, and interests are aligned. Person-organization fit directly affect organizational and individual effectiveness. Organizational Fit surveys the field of person-organization fit, discussing both classic perspectives and newer approaches.

Table of Contents

About the Editors ix

About the Contributors xi

Preface xix

1 Fit for the Future 1
Amy L. Kristof-Brown and Jon Billsberry

Part 1: New Directions within the Fit Paradigms
2 A Motivational Model of Person–Environment Fit: Psychological Motives as Drivers of Change 21
Kang Yang Trevor Yu

3 Dyadic Fit and the Process of Organizational Socialization 50
John D. Kammeyer-Mueller, Pauline Schilpzand,
and Alex L. Rubenstein

4 A Self-Regulation Approach to Person–Environment Fit 74
Russell E. Johnson, Meng U. Taing, Chu-Hsiang Chang,
and Cristina K. Kawamoto

5 Person–Organization Fit, Organizational Citizenship and Social-Cognitive Motivational Mechanisms 99
Christian J. Resick, Tomas R. Giberson, Marcus W. Dickson, Kevin T. Wynne, and Linda M. Bajdo

6 Mapping Fit: Maximizing Idiographic and Nomothetic Benefits 124
Jon Billsberry, Danielle L. Talbot, and V´eronique Ambrosini

Part 2: New Directions for the Fit Paradigms

7 The Construal of Person–Organization Fit during the ASA Stages: Content, Source, and Focus of Comparison 145
Annelies E. M. Van Vianen, J. W. Stoelhorst, and Marije E. E. De Goede

8 Exploring the Middle Range of Person–Environment Fit Theories through a Conservation of Resources Perspective 170
Anthony R. Wheeler, Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben, and Kristen Shanine

9 A Review and Agenda for Incorporating Time in Fit Research 195
Karen J. Jansen and Abbie J. Shipp

10 Fitting Person–Environment Fit Theories into a National Cultural Context 222
Yih-teen Lee and Aarti Ramaswami

Index 000

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/01/2013
      ISBN13: 9780470683613, 978-0470683613
      ISBN10: 0470683619

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Individuals and organizations are most effective when their values, needs, and interests are aligned. Person-organization fit directly affect organizational and individual effectiveness. Organizational Fit surveys the field of person-organization fit, discussing both classic perspectives and newer approaches.

      Table of Contents

      About the Editors ix

      About the Contributors xi

      Preface xix

      1 Fit for the Future 1
      Amy L. Kristof-Brown and Jon Billsberry

      Part 1: New Directions within the Fit Paradigms
      2 A Motivational Model of Person–Environment Fit: Psychological Motives as Drivers of Change 21
      Kang Yang Trevor Yu

      3 Dyadic Fit and the Process of Organizational Socialization 50
      John D. Kammeyer-Mueller, Pauline Schilpzand,
      and Alex L. Rubenstein

      4 A Self-Regulation Approach to Person–Environment Fit 74
      Russell E. Johnson, Meng U. Taing, Chu-Hsiang Chang,
      and Cristina K. Kawamoto

      5 Person–Organization Fit, Organizational Citizenship and Social-Cognitive Motivational Mechanisms 99
      Christian J. Resick, Tomas R. Giberson, Marcus W. Dickson, Kevin T. Wynne, and Linda M. Bajdo

      6 Mapping Fit: Maximizing Idiographic and Nomothetic Benefits 124
      Jon Billsberry, Danielle L. Talbot, and V´eronique Ambrosini

      Part 2: New Directions for the Fit Paradigms

      7 The Construal of Person–Organization Fit during the ASA Stages: Content, Source, and Focus of Comparison 145
      Annelies E. M. Van Vianen, J. W. Stoelhorst, and Marije E. E. De Goede

      8 Exploring the Middle Range of Person–Environment Fit Theories through a Conservation of Resources Perspective 170
      Anthony R. Wheeler, Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben, and Kristen Shanine

      9 A Review and Agenda for Incorporating Time in Fit Research 195
      Karen J. Jansen and Abbie J. Shipp

      10 Fitting Person–Environment Fit Theories into a National Cultural Context 222
      Yih-teen Lee and Aarti Ramaswami

      Index 000

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