Marching to the beat of a different drummer: Examining the impact of pacing congruence

Jansen, Karen J.; Kristof‐Brown, Amy L.

doi:10.1016/j.obhdp.2005.03.005

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“…However, this congruence presumably would have greater effects on a student for whom this was highly important (high need, high supply) than for one for whom this was not important (low need, low supply). This argument is consistent with person-job fit studies suggesting that fit at higher levels of both person and job components are generally associated with more positive employee outcomes than fit at lower levels (Jansen and Kristof-Brown 2005;Livingstone et al 1997). Therefore, we predict that:…”

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Person-Environment Fit and its Effects on University Students: A Response Surface Methodology Study

Gilbreath

Kim

Nichols³

2010

Res High Educ

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The amount of time, effort, and money expended in pursuit of a college degree makes it important that students choose a university that is a good fit for them. Unfortunately students often determine whether a university is a fit for them through trial and error. This research investigated student-university fit and its relationship with satisfaction and wellbeing. We assessed student-university fit by developing 18 fit factors and measuring needs for, and supplies of, those factors. We tested our hypotheses using polynomial regression analysis and response surface methodology. Data from 228 students suggest that student-university fit is predictive of students' satisfaction with their university and psychological well-being.Keywords Person-environment fit Á Student-university fit Á Psychological well-being Á University satisfactionCollege is an expensive undertaking-both monetarily and psychically. The amount of time, effort, and money expended in pursuit of a college degree makes it important that students choose a university that is a good fit for them. As Solórzano (2004) characterizes it, ''picking THE right school is one of the most important, overwhelming, pressure-filled, confusing, and nerve-wracking ordeals a student will ever encounter'' (p. vii). The choice students make has important consequences. Poor student-university fits are likely to result in decreased satisfaction, well-being, and performance. Good fits, however, should make college less stressful and reduce chances of dropping out or transferring. As Williams (1986) notes, ''admission B. Gilbreath (&)

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Section: Research Hypothesessupporting

confidence: 89%

Person-Environment Fit and its Effects on University Students: A Response Surface Methodology Study

Gilbreath

Kim

Nichols³

2010

Res High Educ

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“…In an organizational context, fit can be assessed in a variety of ways. Accordingly, prior studies have investigated person-group fit 9 (Jansen and Kristof-Brown, 2005), person-job fit (Donavan et al, 2004) and personorganization fit (Kristof, 1996). Since there are various types of and different ways of assessing fit, it is useful to specify the type of fit being considered in a study.…”

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Customer orientation of frontline employees and organizational commitment

Ifie

2014

The Service Industries Journal

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This study investigates the effect of alignment between employee and firm customer orientation on the organizational commitment of frontline service employees.Furthermore, the study examines how the size and nature of the discrepancy between employee customer orientation and firm customer orientation affects organizational commitment.The results suggest that organizational commitment is stronger when employee and firm customer orientation are matched than when they are not. Furthermore, organizational commitment is slightly stronger when employee customer orientation exceeds firm customer orientation than when the reverse is the case. The results suggest that efforts expended by firms in hiring and retaining customer-oriented service workers will be unlikely to yield optimal commitment benefits without simultaneous investments to improve firm-level customer orientation.

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“…Second, polychronicity might lead to higher levels of individual performance, but only for those individuals whose polychronicity levels "fit" or are appropriate for the environment or job. This person-environment fit argument has been raised by several authors (e.g., Bluedorn & Jaussi, 2007;Jansen & Kristof-Brown, 2005) and contains two corollaries: (1) neither polychronicity nor monochronicity is per se better for performance; and (2) polychronicity is better for performance only if the environment demands multitasking. In particular, jobs that have high multitasking requirements would benefit from polychronic employees, whereas other jobs would benefit from monochronic.…”

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Time for Reflection: A Critical Examination of Polychronicity

2010

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Both researchers and practitioners are increasing their attention to the multitasking demands of contemporary work contexts, and previous work suggests polychronicity plays a central role in the motivation of individuals to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. However, our detailed examination of existing literature reveals a wide range of conceptualizations and operationalizations of this construct, as well as incongruent results concerning the effects of polychronicity on behavior and performance. In this article, we develop recommendations for defining and measuring polychronicity more precisely, we examine and compare existing work on predictors of polychronicity, and we address the equivocal relationship between polychronicity and performance. We conclude with implications for future research.

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Marching to the beat of a different drummer: Examining the impact of pacing congruence

Cited by 153 publications

References 66 publications

Person-Environment Fit and its Effects on University Students: A Response Surface Methodology Study

Person-Environment Fit and its Effects on University Students: A Response Surface Methodology Study

Customer orientation of frontline employees and organizational commitment

Time for Reflection: A Critical Examination of Polychronicity

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