Compatibility with an Organization

Read this case study to understand how having a positive relationship with an organization produces commitment to citizenship behavior in the organization. The research suggests that organizations should clearly explain their mission and goals so individuals can determine if they will fit with the organization.

Abstract


Members of the organization are the organization's central resource. Having loyal employees willing to perform tasks beyond their job description helps increase performance of the organization. However, those kinds of attitudes and behaviors arise when members of the organization perceive compatibility with the organization. This is known as a person-organization fit. This study aims to verify the influence of person-organization fit towards organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior in a sample of members of students' activity organizations from private university in Bandung, Indonesia. To collect the data, we distributed a questionnaire to 108 students who become members of the student activity organization. The results of the study show that there are relationships between person-organization fit toward organizational commitment with 34.9% and person-organization fit and organizational citizenship behavior (17.7%). Based on the result, we provide some managerial recommendations; for instance, student activity organizations should organize more events to build members fit to the organization.

Keywords: Person-organization fit, Organizational commitment, Organizational citizenship behavior

Source: Meily Margaretha and Ardian Wicaksana, https://researchleap.com/relationship-person-organization-fit-toward-organizational-commitment-organizational-citizenship-behavior-experiences-student-activity-organization-members/
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