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Who cares about demands–abilities fit? Moderating effects of goal orientation on recruitment and organizational entry outcomes
Author(s) -
Dineen Brian R.,
Vandewalle Don,
Noe Raymond A.,
Wu Lusi,
Lockhart Daniel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/peps.12252
Subject(s) - psychology , organizational citizenship behavior , internship , goal orientation , social psychology , organizational commitment , multilevel model , applied psychology , medicine , machine learning , computer science , medical education
The authors conduct three studies to systematically examine how avoiding and learning goal orientation (AGO and LGO) influence relationships between perceived demands‐abilities (DA) fit and critical outcomes during three organizational entry stages. Study 1, a multilevel study using a series of mock job advertisements, shows that participant likelihood of applying for jobs for which they perceive higher DA fit increases when AGO is stronger. Study 2 finds a stronger positive relationship between perceived DA fit and internship satisfaction among interns with a stronger AGO. Study 3 finds a stronger positive relationship between perceived DA fit and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among new organizational entrants with a stronger AGO. Implications and future research directions regarding the importance of goal orientation during job search and organizational entry are discussed.