The use of person-organization fit and person-job fit information in making selection decisions

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-216

  Sekiguchi, Tomoki ^a   Huber, Vandra L ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract duration; Person job fit; Person organization fit; Position characteristics; Selection decision making; Task elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053287197     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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