Complementary and Supplementary Fit: A Theoretical and Empirical Integration.

2004/01/01 by Daniel M. Cable, Jeffrey R. Edwards · 33 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Psychology · #Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports

paper · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.89.5.822

Abstract

Complementary and supplementary fit represent 2 distinct traditions within the person-environment fit paradigm. However, these traditions have progressed in parallel but separate streams. This article articulates the theoretical underpinnings of the 2 traditions, using psychological need fulfillment and value congruence as prototypes of each tradition. Using a sample of 963 adult employees ranging from laborers to executives, the authors test 3 alternative conceptual models that examine the complementary and supplementary traditions. Results show that an integrative model dominates the other two, such that both traditions simultaneously predict outcomes in different ways.

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