'It's off to work we go!' Person-environment fit and turnover intentions in managerial and administrative mining personnel
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Meeting employee needs is crucial for job satisfaction and retention in the mining industry. Ensuring needs-supply fit significantly boosts work engagement and wellbeing, while reducing turnover intentions.
Area Of Science
- Organizational Psychology
- Occupational Health
Background
- Person-environment fit theory posits that incompatibility leads to occupational stress.
- Understanding fit is vital for employee wellbeing and organizational outcomes.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the impact of person-environment fit on work engagement, wellbeing, and turnover intentions.
- Investigate specific fit types (abilities-demand, needs-supply, person-organization) in mining personnel.
Main Methods
- Online self-report survey distributed within an Australian mining organization.
- 118 managerial and administrative staff completed validated measures.
- Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used.
Main Results
- Needs-supply fit significantly predicted work engagement, wellbeing, and turnover intentions.
- Abilities-demand fit and needs-supply fit related to work engagement.
- Person-organization fit and needs-supply fit associated with wellbeing.
Conclusions
- Personal need fulfillment significantly enhances work-related wellbeing and engagement.
- Addressing employee needs is key to reducing turnover intentions.
- Needs-supply fit is a critical factor for positive employee outcomes in the mining sector.
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