How organizations promote person-environment fit: using the case of japanese firms to illustrate institutional and cultural influences

Tomoki Sekiguchi

Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2006, vol. 23, issue 1, 47-69

Abstract: The majority of person-environment (P-E) fit studies have been conducted in the Western context and little is known about the process through which organizations promote P-E fit. In this paper, I illustrate how Japanese organizations promote multiple types of P-E fit through their human resource practices. I also develop conceptual models in which promoting P-E fit in Japanese firms is contrasted with that of U.S. firms. The case and models suggest that institutional and cultural contexts affect the way organizations promote P-E fit. Future research directions for a better understanding of P-E fit management especially in the Asia-Pacific region are discussed. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2006

Keywords: Person-environment fit; Japanese HRM; International; Cross-cultural (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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