Explaining the Impact of Person-Organization Fit on Work Alienation and Work Engagement

The existence of a good fit between a person and his/her work environment could promote the level of job satisfaction and mental-physical well being. The so-called person-organization (p-o) fit has a significant effect on the workplace outcomes (e.g., organization attraction, job choice, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover). Because P-O fit leads to positive work attitudes, employees who develop a good fit with their organization become “committed,” wishing to remain in the organization; but looking to change positions if their job fit is poor.The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between P-O fit, on the one hand, and the level of work alienation and work engagement, on the other. We have used “field study” as our main method and selected “correlation” for statistical technique. Data were collected from 136 employees of the University of Tehran. The results indicate that the higher level of P-O fit leads to higher level of work engagement and lower level of work alienation.