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The role of temporal flexibility on person–environment fit and job satisfaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2017

Doruk Uysal Irak  and
Janet Mantler
Doruk Uysal Irak*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Janet Mantler
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*
Corresponding author: doruk.uysalirak@eas.bau.edu.tr
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Abstract

The present study investigated the role of temporal flexibility on three conceptualizations of person–environment fit and job satisfaction. Data were collected from 320 full-time employees in Canada and America. Using structural equation modeling, it was found that temporal flexibility was directly related to increased job satisfaction and indirectly related to job satisfaction through supplementary fit, demands–abilities fit, and needs–supplies fit. Moreover, supplementary fit and demands–abilities fit were influential on perceptions of needs–supplies fit, although we acknowledge that additional research is required to further explore our novel findings of the relative relationships between the three conceptualizations of person–environment fit. The present research supports the idea that giving employees greater control over their schedule increases their autonomy, thus helping to satisfy a core psychological need. Organizations that provide employees with the opportunity to choose their own schedules may be more likely to retain satisfied and committed people who believe they fit well with their employer.

Keywords

temporal flexibilityperson–environment fitjob satisfaction
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , November 2018 , pp. 829 - 845
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© Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2017 

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