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ERIC Number: EJ367133
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
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Person-Environment Fit Theory and Organizations: Commensurate Dimensions, Time Perspectives, and Mechanisms.
Caplan, Robert D.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v31 n3 p248-67 Dec 1987
Describes person-environment (PE) theory, pertinent studies and experiments in improving PE fit, advocating research on role of past, present, and anticipated PE fit on well-being and employee behavior; outcomes when PE fit is changed by altering P, E, or some combination; and considering the agent of change. Emphasizes systemic properties of organizations in predicting individual change. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Change Agents, Congruence (Psychology), Employees, Employer Employee Relationship, Individual Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Climate, Organizations (Groups), Social Influences, Theories, Well Being, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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