clustering; PE fit; person-centred; temporal profiles; value congruence; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Abstract :
[en] Value congruence is generally studied as a stable experience instead of a dynamic phenomenon. This static approach largely ignores the emerging evidence that the fit experiences of individuals vary over time, and that different individuals may develop distinct experience profiles as time unfolds. We hypothesize that these temporal profiles of value congruence provide relevant insights into the relationship between perceived value congruence and employee functioning. We conducted a repeated weekly measures study with 125 white-collar Belgian employees to assess perceptions of value congruence and work role behaviours during 12 consecutive weeks. Through cluster analysis we were able to group employees with similar experience profiles based on average, variance, and frequency of changes into five distinct fit and misfit types. These were differentially related to two types of work role behaviours, i.e., work role proficiency (task performance and organizational citizenship behaviour) and work role proactivity (change-oriented behaviour and innovative work behaviour). Overall, our findings challenge the idea that fit–misfit is a dichotomous category, and underscore the need for more temporal research on perceptions of organizational fit in order to get a better understanding of how different types of fit and misfit behave in work settings.
Research Center/Unit :
LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège
Disciplines :
Human resources management
Author, co-author :
Vleugels, Wouter ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Management : Strategic and Sustainable Human Resource Management ; Department of Work and Organisation Studies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Tierens, Hans ; Department of Work and Organisation Studies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Billsberry, Jon ; Department of Management, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Verbruggen, Marijke ; Department of Work and Organisation Studies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
De Cooman, Rein ; Department of Work and Organisation Studies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Profiles of fit and misfit: a repeated weekly measures study of perceived value congruence
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
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