ESM; longitudinal; person-environment fit; systematic review; temporal; time; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Abstract :
[en] In this systematic review, we present a comprehensive overview of the temporal person environment (PE) fit literature. To this end, we organize and integrate extant temporal fit research and discuss research trends and developments in the temporal domain. Our analysis reveals that temporal conceptualizations of fit vary in terms of change process (transitional, developmental, transformational), level of aggregation (situational vs. baseline level), and temporal frame (clock time vs. psychological time), all of which divide the temporal fit literature in significant ways. Furthermore, our analysis shows that progress in the temporal fit domain has been confined by five major obstacles: An emphasis on selection and socialization processes, a narrow focus on the between-person level of analysis, preoccupation with linear change, a strong interest in normal causation questions, and a lack of attention to misfit. We conclude with a discussion of the research challenges that lie ahead and provide suggestions to tackle these challenges and expand temporal PE fit research in new directions.
Research center :
LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège
Precision for document type :
Review article
Disciplines :
Human resources management
Author, co-author :
Vleugels, Wouter ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Management : Strategic and Sustainable Human Resource Management ; Deakin Business School, 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
Billsberry, Jon ; School of Business, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Language :
English
Title :
A systematic review of temporal person-environment fit research: Trends, developments, obstacles, and opportunities for future research
Open access publishing facilitated by Deakin University, as part of the Wiley - Deakin University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. Open access publishing facilitated by Deakin University, as part of the Wiley - Deakin University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
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