Our Quest for a Great Place to Work: Meaning in and at Work through the Fit Perspective

Abstract

For many of us our relationship with our work defines our life (Gini, 2000). We spend large portions of our life at work and/or thinking about issues concerning work. The work provides us with an identity, a community, a social status, and a means of livelihood (Chalofsky, 2010; Haavisto, 2010, as cited in Soininen, 2013; Pratt & Ashforth, 2003). Our work influences and shapes the way we behave and live. The perceived pleasantness or the bitterness of the experiences in our work spill over to our lives outside of work, to our families, to other interests, and even to