Open AccessHow Person-Supervisor Fit Influence the Work Engagement of New Hires?
Author(s) -
Yuanyuan Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of innovation and social science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2591-6890
DOI - 10.53469/jissr.2021.08(09).24
Subject(s) - supervisor , mediation , work (physics) , psychology , social psychology , management , engineering , political science , economics , mechanical engineering , law
For new hires, receiving support from their supervisor is critical for familiarizing themselves with their job and engaging it as soon as possible. The aim of this paper is to explore the influencing mechanism of person-supervisor fit(PSF) on the work engagement(WE) of new hires as well as the mediating role of person-organization fit(POF) and person-job fit(PJF). Five hundred new hires were selected through cluster sampling, and asked to fill out questionnaires measuring PSF, POF, PJF, and WE. In total, 486 questionnaires were valid. The study found that PSF positively influenced new hires’ WE. This positive impact was fully realized through the two mediation paths of POF and PJF. Therefore, a two-mediation model was established. PSF was highly important to the WE of new hires, but this effect was fully realized through the indirect paths of POF and PJF.