DOES WEST FIT WITH EAST? IN SEARCH OF A CHINESE MODEL OF PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Chuang, Aichia; Hsu, Ryan Shuwei; Wang, An-Chih; Judge, Timothy A.
• 署名单位: National Taiwan University; National Taiwan University; National Sun Yat Sen University; University of Notre Dame
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.1076
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 480-510
• 关键词: CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE; ORGANIZATION FIT; APPLICANT FIT; JOB FIT; work; self; perceptions; performance; employees; cognition

摘要

Extant theorizing concerning person-environment fit (PE fit) is culture bound in that it focuses predominantly on PE fit phenomena in the Western world. We enrich the PE fit literature by exploring the interpretations of PE fit in a prevailing Eastern context (Chinese) using a qualitative study. We interviewed 30 Chinese working adults with diverse backgrounds, and, our findings suggest an integrated Chinese model of PE fit that constitutes five dominant PE fit themes: competence at work, harmonious connections at work, balance among life domains, cultivation, and realization. In addition, our research finds empirical evidence of both psychological time and diachronic time with regard to PE fit. With reference to cultural grounding, we reason that Confucian relationalism, selfhood, and appropriateness are particularly helpful in explaining our findings. Other implications and future research are also discussed.