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Applicant–Employee Fit in Personality: Testing predictions from similarity‐attraction theory and trait activation theory
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hoye, Greet Van Turban, Daniel B. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | We extend prior research by examining whether, and how, applicant–employee fit in the personality traits of conscientiousness, agreeableness, and extraversion affect organizational attractiveness. We test hypotheses based on similarity‐attraction theory and trait activation theory. Results from two studies indicate that applicants high in valued traits are more attracted to organizations when employees are more similar to them in those personality traits, whereas employees' trait levels do not affect attraction for applicants low in valued traits. The effects of objective applicant–employee fit in personality on attractiveness were mediated by perceived applicant–employee fit. The pattern of the observed applicant–employee fit interactions was best predicted by trait activation theory and, thus, provide an important extension to similarity‐attraction theory. |
| Starting Page | 210 |
| Ending Page | 223 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1111/ijsa.12109 |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://business.missouri.edu/sites/default/files/van_hoye_turban_ijsa_2015.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://users.ugent.be/~gvanhoye/bestanden/VanHoyeTurbanIJSAinpress.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
