Personality fit in different organizations
The topic
1. Differentiate between person–organization and person-job fit.
2. The relationship between person-job fit and work behaviours.
3. The relationship between person-organization fit and work behaviours
For this project, you will select a very specific OB concept that you want to learn more about and that you think would be useful for you to learn more about.
You will look up and summarize some of the research findings regarding this concept and discuss its relevance and usefulness to managers.
You will likely not come close to covering all the research on the concept but it will be important to highlight some of the research findings about it (that you found most interesting and useful) in an organized fashion and discuss relevance for managers and organizations.
The following are questions to answer but you are not limited to only these questions:
How is the concept defined by the original or main author of the concept and what would be an example of this concept in the workplace?
Why is this concept important for managers to know about?
What are some of the things that this concept has been found to be related to in the organizational research? For example, what are some of the known causes of this concept, what are some of its consequences and/or what else is it related to in the workplace?
How can managers or organizations use this information? For example, how might it change how managers think about particular work problems or the employees they manage? Or what should managers or organizations do differently given what we have learned about this concept?
There are three objectives to this individual project. First, it will give you an opportunity to sink more deeply into a particular OB topic so you come away with a more expert understanding of it. Two, it will give you an appreciation for the research that lays behind the knowledge we share in this course. Third, it will give you confidence to look up primary research to find answers to organizational problems and apply those findings to improve organizational practice.
