Title: The impact of person-job fit and job training-fit on employee work behaviour - a moderator analysis

Authors: David Yevugah; Livingstone Divine Caesar

Addresses: Keda (Ghana) Ceramics Co., Ltd., Box TD 666. Takoradi, Ghana ' Department of Maritime Business Administration, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Texas, USA

Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the impact of person-job fit and job-training fit on employee work behaviour. The paper also explored the moderating role of organisational commitment, environmental fit and psychological empowerment as essential yet rarely explored constructs. To achieve the intended objectives, the study used a quantitative research design, consisting of a survey of 600 employees in the manufacturing sector in Ghana. Barrett's (1978) congruence theory helped to frame and contextualises employee work behaviour. The results showed that person-job fit had a positive and significant impact on the in-role performance of employees. The moderator analysis showed that the relationship between job training fit and in-role performance of the employee is stronger when organisational commitment is high rather than low. Practically, organisations must focus on improving the person-job fit of employees (through competence training and psychological empowerment) to improve productivity.

Keywords: work behaviour; person-job fit; PJF; job training fit; JTF; psychological empowerment; organisational commitment; environmental fit.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVCM.2024.140365

International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2024 Vol.15 No.1, pp.69 - 97

Received: 24 Jan 2023
Accepted: 10 Dec 2023
Published online: 05 Aug 2024 *

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