Person-organization (culture) fit and employee commitment under conditions of organizational change: A longitudinal study

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 458-473

  Meyer, John P ^a   Hecht, Tracy D ^b   Gill, Harjinder ^c   Toplonytsky, Laryssa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Korn/Ferry International   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee commitment; Organizational change; Organizational values; Person organization fit; Retention; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951024745     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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