Person-environment fit: a luxury good for those who can afford it?

IF 1.6 Q2 Business, Management and Accounting
Franziska M. Renz
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PurposeThe study integrates organizational demography theory into person-environment fit theories to question the assumption that all employees can afford to strive for person-environment fit. The ethnic/racial diversity in organizations is investigated as a boundary condition in order to develop implications to mitigate the challenges of employees with precarious jobs, especially persons of color (POCs), in the society.Design/methodology/approachPublicly accessible and objective data from organizations in the S&P 1500 index were collected through Compustat, ExecuComp, the Bloomberg Terminal and the websites of Fortune, the United States Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Labor. A path analysis of time-lagged data was performed to support causal relationships between the examined constructs while controlling for alternative explanations.FindingsUnsafe working conditions moderate the U-shaped relationship between ethnic/racial diversity and turnover and turn it into an inverted U-shaped relationship because employees in precarious jobs, especially POCs, cannot afford to leave unsafe working conditions. Organizations with unsafe working conditions are more likely to invest in sustainability initiatives. However, organizations' financial performance does not benefit from this investment.Originality/valueThe circumstance that not all employees can afford person-environment fit and its organizational outcomes are identified and empirically tested. Scholars can integrate this boundary condition in future research. Implications for practice and policy are also derived.
人与环境的契合:对于那些负担得起的人来说,这是一种奢侈品吗?
目的本研究将组织人口学理论与人-环境适应理论相结合,对所有员工都有能力争取人-环境适合的假设提出质疑。将组织中的种族/种族多样性作为一个边界条件进行调查,以产生影响,缓解工作不稳定的员工,特别是有色人种在社会中的挑战。设计/方法/方法通过Compustat、ExecuComp、彭博终端以及《财富》杂志、美国人口普查局和美国劳工部的网站收集了标准普尔1500指数中各组织的可公开获取的客观数据。对时间滞后数据进行路径分析,以支持所检查的结构之间的因果关系,同时控制替代解释。发现不安全的工作条件缓和了种族/种族多样性与离职率之间的U型关系,并将其转变为倒U型关系——因为从事不稳定工作的员工,尤其是POC,无法离开不安全的劳动条件。工作条件不安全的组织更有可能投资于可持续发展举措。然而,组织的财务业绩并没有从这项投资中受益。独创性/价值并非所有员工都能负担得起人与环境相适应的环境及其组织结果都经过了识别和实证检验。学者们可以在未来的研究中整合这一边界条件。还得出了对实践和政策的启示。
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