Epilogue: Frontiers in person–environment fit research

Abstract

In this editorial, that accompanies this special issue "Experiencing fit and misfit: Process views, dynamic interactions and temporal considerations", the guest editorial team reflects on the pressing issues and new research directions that emanated from our reading of the papers, our interactions with the authors and reviewers, and (in)formal discussions that were held with them and others in the lead up to this special issue.

Exploring Links between Polychronicity and Job Performance from the Person–Environment Fit Perspective—The Mediating Role of Well-Being

“…Past studies confirmed that multitasking may improve individuals' organizational commitment and job satisfaction, but these variables could not directly explain how polychronicity affects individual performance. Although polychronicity may enhance organizational commitment, past research works pointed out that the impact of organizational commitment on job performance could be mixed, weak, or even negative [2,3,9,10]. Therefore, certain mediations between polychronicity and job performance in this were considered in this study; in other words, after individual fit with a work situation, this relationship would affect the individual's mental state to further influence job performance.…”

“…Previous research indicated that individual preference regarding time management is affected by organizational culture, personal experience, and the work environment, further influencing work attitudes, behaviors, and performance [1][2][3][4]. The modern workplace has gradually approached a multitasking philosophy [4,5], requiring employees to deal with several tasks simultaneously.…”

“…The modern workplace has gradually approached a multitasking philosophy [4,5], requiring employees to deal with several tasks simultaneously. Research revealed that the current organizational culture and individual work processing encouraged multitasking [2,[6][7][8]. The idea of the preference for dealing with more than two tasks in a short period of time was termed "polychronicity".…”

“…According to König and Waller [6], environment fit was applied in this study to replace single trait theory in order to clarify the relationship with performance. Although prior studies discussed the concept of person-job fit in regard to multitasking research, most include single-adaptive aspects, such as person-job fit or person-team fit [2,5,6,9], whereas "fit" is actually a multidimensional construct. In addition, the issue of which factors affect individual job performance regarding the process of polychronicity in the person-environment relationship was not discussed and clarified.…”

Testing the Homogeneity Hypothesis of Personality: Replication and Extension across European Countries, Industry Sectors and Organizations

“…Scholars have concentrated latterly on expanding the model to include conceptualizations and reflection on the person‐environment fit (cf. Van Vianen, 2018; De Cooman et al, 2019; Weller et al, 2019).…”