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Antecedents of Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Stress in a Public Hospital: a P-E Fit Perspective

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This article tests different P-E (person-environment) fit dimensions in order to assess their impact on three work outcomes: job satisfaction; organizational commitment; and stress perception. Findings shows that P-E fit dimensions have differentiated effects on its dependent variables. This study contributes to several important academic discussions. The first concerns the model tested, which contains several P-E fit dimensions. The second scientific contribution is to consider P-E fit dimensions as antecedents of three job outcomes. The third contribution concerns the development and testing of a new P-E fit dimension called “person-reforms” fit.

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Giauque, D., Resenterra, F. & Siggen, M. Antecedents of Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Stress in a Public Hospital: a P-E Fit Perspective. Public Organiz Rev 14, 201–228 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-012-0215-6

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