How people fit in at work: systematic review of the association between person-organisation and person-group fit with staff outcomes in healthcare.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

People interact with their work environment through being, to a greater or lesser extent, compatible with aspects of their setting. This interaction between person and environment is particularly relevant in healthcare settings where compatibility affects not only the healthcare professionals, but also potentially the patient. One way to examine this association is to investigate person-organisation (P-O) fit and person-group (P-G) fit. This systematic review aimed to identify and synthesise knowledge on both P-O fit and P-G fit in healthcare to determine their association with staff outcomes. It was hypothesised that there would be a positive relationship between fit and staff outcomes, such that the experience of compatibility and 'fitting in' would be associated with

SUBMITTER: Herkes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527974 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature