The role of person-environment fit in the job satisfaction and tenure intentions of African American employees

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-396

  Lyons, Heather Z ^a   O'Brien, Karen M ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Job satisfaction; Person environment fit; Theory of work adjustment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; THEORY; THEORY OF WORK ADJUSTMENT; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 33750157187     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.53.4.387     Document Type: Article

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