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  • Person-Environment Fit theory suggests alignment between individuals and their environment influences outcomes.
  • Understanding the interplay between situational control and individual desire for control is crucial for workplace productivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if matching task control with participants' desire for control enhances task performance.
  • To explore the combined predictive power of task control and desire for control on work performance.
  • To examine the state-dependent nature of desire for control through experimental manipulation.

Main Methods:

  • Participants' desire for control was experimentally manipulated.
  • Task control levels were also manipulated.
  • Participants engaged in timed tasks to measure performance outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Task performance was significantly higher when task control matched the desire for control.
  • This effect was observed even in conditions where both task control and desire for control were low.
  • The study provides evidence for the combined influence of task control and desire for control.

Conclusions:

  • Aligning task control with an individual's desire for control is critical for optimizing work performance.
  • Findings support the application of Person-Environment Fit theory in employee selection and work design.
  • Desire for control may be a dynamic, state-dependent variable influenced by situational factors.