Welcome to the Fit Project's web site.
The Fit Project is an exploration of person–organisation fit in real business situations. We are studying the nature of fit, how best to measure it, and the impact of high levels of fit on organisations. It is based at the Open University in the United Kingdom.
EXCITING NEWS!
Having had the honour of hosting the 1st Global e-Conference on Fit, we can announce that we will be also hosting the 2nd Global e-Conference on Fit in November this year. Just like last year, it will be an online conference and it will be completely free! Please visit the conference website to register for information: www.fitconference.com.
This year we are planning something special. We are launching Fit Island - the new home of the fit community. Fit Island will host our workshops, receptions, disco and firework finale. More importantly, Fit Island will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It'll be hosting reading groups, seminars, workshops, meetings and presentations. But just importantly, it's a place to chill out for a few minutes over coffee, at lunchtime or at the end of a hard day amongst other people interested in fit. Just get yourself a Second Life account (www.secondlife.com) and transport yourself to Fit Island.
NEW MEMBERS
We are delighted to announce that two new people have joined our team. Dr. Julian Edwards has joined from the University of Portsmouth and he is our third Research Fellow and will be continuing the excellent work of John Moss-Jones and Nathalie Van Meurs. Chris Carter has joined us from the University of Nottingham as our Project Officer taking over from Patrick Nelson and Jitse Van Ameijde, who are both doing PhDs with us.
OTHER NEWS
PhD Students
We've just recruited our second and third PhD students to the project. In addition to Dannie Talbot who has been exploring the concept of misfit for a year and a half, Patrick Nelson and Ross Davidson started in October 2007. Patrick is looking at the influence of person-organisation fit on organisational performance and Ross is looking at person-organisation fit and expatriates.
Journal of Managerial Psychology Special Issue on Person–Organisation Fit
The Journal of Managerial Psychology's (Vol. 22 (2)) special issue on person–organisation fit has just been released. The contents are as follows:
Article Title: Person-organization fit
uthors: Michael J. Morley
Article Type: Research paper
Keywords: Organization, Recruitment, Selection
Article Title: A contingency perspective of the importance of PJ fit and PO fit in employee selection
Author: Tomoki Sekiguchi
Article Type: Conceptual paper
Keywords: Contingency planning, Recruitment, Selection
Article Title: Attracting for values: an empirical study of ASA's attraction proposition
Author: Jon Billsberry
Article Type: Research paper
Keywords: Graduates, Organization, Recruitment
Article Title: Using assessment centre performance to predict subjective person-organisation (P-O) fit: A longitudinal study of graduates
Author: Thomas N. Garavan
Article Type: Research paper
Keywords: Assessment centres, Graduates
Article Title: Gender enactment at work: The importance of gender and gender-related behavior to person-organizational fit and career decisions
Authors: Angela M. Young, David Hurlic
Article Type: Conceptual paper
Keywords: Careers, Gender
Article Title: Work value fit and turnover intention: same-source or different-source fit
Authors: Annelies E.M. van Vianen, Irene E. De Pater, Floor Van Dijk
Article Type: Research paper
Keywords: Employee turnover, Influence
Article Title: When person-organization (mis)fit and (dis)satisfaction lead to turnover: The moderating role of perceived job mobility
Authors: Anthony R. Wheeler, Vickie Coleman Gallagher, Robyn L. Brouer, Chris J. Sablynski Article Type: Research paper
Keywords: Employee turnover, Job mobility, Job satisfaction
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