Date of Award

1-1-2020

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of Psychology

Program

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (v, 83 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Sylvia Roch

Committee Members

Kevin Williams

Keywords

Continuous commitment, Person-organization fit, Personality, Turnover, Labor turnover, Personality and situation, Organizational commitment, Organizational sociology, Neuroticism

Subject Categories

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Psychology

Abstract

Two studies were conducted to investigate whether personality traits serve as boundary conditions of the person-organization fit and turnover relationship, and whether continuous commitment may help explain why personality moderates the relationship between person-organization fit and turnover. The first study examines the effect of extraversion, neuroticism, and conscientiousness on the relationship between person-organization fit and turnover. The sample consisted of 1,251 office managers at a large, national organization. The second study follows up on the first study and examines the same relationships. In addition, the second study includes the effect of continuous commitment on the relationship between person-organization fit and turnover intention. The sample for the second study consisted of 209 undergraduates at the University at Albany, SUNY. The results overall suggest that 1) conscientiousness moderates the relationship between person-organization fit and turnover intention, 2) continuous commitment moderates the relationship between person-organization fit and turnover intention, and 3) neuroticism positively relates to individuals’ level of continuous commitment. Although further research is needed, the results from the study indicate that organizations should consider employees’ level of neuroticism, conscientiousness, and continuous commitment to lower turnover rates.

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