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Achieving congruence between employee interests and county jobs: a win‐win proposition
Author(s) -
Beale Andrew V.,
Holinsworth Sheryn R.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2002.tb00505.x
Subject(s) - congruence (geometry) , job satisfaction , psychology , proposition , government (linguistics) , job performance , job enrichment , public relations , social psychology , business , applied psychology , job attitude , political science , linguistics , epistemology , philosophy
Assisting employees to explore internal job switches rather than leaving an organization is a positive measure aimed at enhancing employee retention and job satisfaction. This article describes how a municipal county government used J. L. Holland's (1992) occupational classification system to help employees achieve congruence between their interests and their job requirements.