RT Journal Article
T1 Person–organization fit and helping behavior: How and when this relationship occurs
A1 Vila Vázquez, Guadalupe
A1 Castro Casal, Carmen
A1 Álvarez Pérez, María Dolores
K1 Person-organization fit
K1 Job engagement
K1 Perceived organizational support
K1 Helping behavior
AB Helping behaviors are vital for organizational effectiveness in highly changing and interdependent contexts, such as young, knowledge-intensive SMEs (small and medium enterprises). Therefore, the research on the conditions under which such behavior is promoted is of great importance. In this sense, this paper examined how and when the person–organization fit (PO fit) (i.e., perceived value congruence) influenced the employees’ helping behavior in a sample of 320 employees and their supervisors from 21 knowledge-intensive SMEs in Spain. Results indicated that job engagement was a key mechanism that transmitted the effect of PO fit on employees’ helping behavior. In addition, the level of perceived organizational support (POS) moderated the relationship between person–organization fit and job engagement. Thus, when employees did not feel supported by their organization, their agreement with the values of the organization did not lead them to greater job engagement. Finally, results showed that the indirect relationship between PO fit and helping behavior, through job engagement, was not significant when employees discerned a low level of POS. Important implications are derived from these findings from both a theoretical and practical point of view.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38055
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38055
LA eng
NO Vila-Vázquez, G., Castro-Casal, C. & Álvarez-Pérez, D. Person–organization fit and helping behavior: How and when this relationship occurs. Curr Psychol 42, 3701–3712 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01708-5
NO This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01708-5
DS Minerva
RD 26 abr 2026