IMPACT OF PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT ON JOB CRAFTING: EXAMPLE OF KONYA ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONE

Abstract

The importance given to human resources in organizations is increasing day by day. It is the desired behavior in all organizations for employees to be compatible with the organization and be competent in their work. Employees are attracted and selected by organizations similar to them. In cases where employees work in harmony and exhibit similar characteristics with their organization, the effect of employees' person-organization fit on job crafting has been investigated. For this purpose, data were collected by simple random sampling method from 453 participants working in Konya Organized Industrial Zone and 416 survey data were used within the scope of the research. SPSS 24.0 package program was used in the analysis of the data obtained. For the purpose of the study, frequency analysis, reliability analysis, difference tests (t test and One Way Anova) correlation and regression analysis were applied to the data set. As a result of the study, significant differences (gender, marital status, age, working time and position) were determined in the perceptions of employees' personal-organizational harmony and job competence according to some demographic variables. With correlation analysis, a positive and significant relationship was found above the middle in the variables of person-organization fit and job crafting, and as a result of the regression analysis, a positive and significant effect of person-organization fit on job crafting was found.