THE EFFECT OF PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT ON JOB PERFORMANCE AND WORK ENGAGEMENT

Abstract

The effect of person-organisation fit on job performance and engagement is of great importance for the productivity and motivation of employees at work. This fit refers to the extent to which employees' personal values, beliefs and goals overlap with the culture and values of the organisation they work for. A good person-organisation fit allows employees to value their work more, to identify more with the goals of the organisation and to do their jobs with more passion. This leads to an increase in job performance, a decrease in turnover rates, an improvement in overall job satisfaction and engagement in work.  The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of person-organisation fit on job performance and job engagement in the education sector. The study was conducted for 483 high school teachers working in private schools in Istanbul. As a result of correlation analysis, a positive and 48.1% significant relationship (r=0.481, p=0.000) was found between person-organisation fit and job performance and a positive and 51.2% significant relationship (r=0.512, p=0.000) was found between person-organisation fit and job engagement. As a result of the structural equation model analysis, person-organisation fit has a significant positive effect on job engagement (β=0.530, p<0.01). Person-organisation fit has a significant positive effect on job performance (β=0.491, p<0.01). As can be seen from the estimation results, as the person-organisation fit increases, first the level of job engagement increases, and then it reflects positively on job performance. Thus, H₁ and H₂ hypotheses are accepted.