The 'goodness-of-fit' of fit models: creating a multidimensional survey for person-organisation and person-group fit in health care.
Organisational culture
Person-group fit
Person-organisation fit
Workplace culture
Journal
BMC medical research methodology
ISSN: 1471-2288
Titre abrégé: BMC Med Res Methodol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968545
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 06 2020
05 06 2020
Historique:
received:
27
01
2020
accepted:
26
05
2020
entrez:
7
6
2020
pubmed:
7
6
2020
medline:
25
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Person-environment fit, which examines the individual's perceptions of if, and in what way, he or she is compatible with aspects of the work context, offers a promising conceptual model for understanding employees and their interactions in health care environments. There are numerous potential ways an individual feels they "fit" with their environment. The construct was first noted almost thirty years ago, yet still remains elusive. Feelings of fit with one's environment are typically measured by surveys, but current surveys encompass only a subset of the different components of fit, which may limit the conclusions drawn. Further, these surveys have rarely been conducted in a focused way in health care settings. This article describes the development of a multidimensional survey tool to measure fit in relation to the person's work group (termed person-group (P-G) fit) and their organisation (person-organisation (P-O) fit). The participants were mental health care employees, volunteers, and university interns (n = 213 for P-O fit; n = 194 for P-G fit). Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFAs) were conducted using LISREL. Valid and reliable sub-scales were found. This advanced multidimensional survey tool can be used to measure P-O and P-G fit, and illuminates new information about the theoretical structure of the fit construct.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Person-environment fit, which examines the individual's perceptions of if, and in what way, he or she is compatible with aspects of the work context, offers a promising conceptual model for understanding employees and their interactions in health care environments. There are numerous potential ways an individual feels they "fit" with their environment. The construct was first noted almost thirty years ago, yet still remains elusive. Feelings of fit with one's environment are typically measured by surveys, but current surveys encompass only a subset of the different components of fit, which may limit the conclusions drawn. Further, these surveys have rarely been conducted in a focused way in health care settings.
METHOD
This article describes the development of a multidimensional survey tool to measure fit in relation to the person's work group (termed person-group (P-G) fit) and their organisation (person-organisation (P-O) fit). The participants were mental health care employees, volunteers, and university interns (n = 213 for P-O fit; n = 194 for P-G fit). Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFAs) were conducted using LISREL.
RESULTS
Valid and reliable sub-scales were found.
CONCLUSION
This advanced multidimensional survey tool can be used to measure P-O and P-G fit, and illuminates new information about the theoretical structure of the fit construct.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32503435
doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-01033-8
pii: 10.1186/s12874-020-01033-8
pmc: PMC7275356
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
144Subventions
Organisme : National Health and Medical Research Council
ID : multiple grants
Pays : International
Organisme : Macquarie University
ID : Research Training Program Master of Research (RTPMRES) stipend scholarship
Pays : International
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