Simmering Marcia J, Colquitt Jason A, Noe Raymond A, Porter Christopher O L H
Rucks Department of Management, E J Ourso College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University, LA 71272, USA.
J Appl Psychol. 2003 Oct;88(5):954-63. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.88.5.954.
The authors examined employee development and its relationship with Conscientiousness and person-environment fit (in terms of needs and supplies of autonomy). They hypothesized that Conscientiousness would be positively associated with development but only when employees felt that the autonomy supplied by the organization did not fit their needs. In other words, whereas Conscientiousness could supply the dispositional resources for development, misfit was needed to create the need for development. The results supported the authors' predictions. Conscientiousness was positively related to development but only when employees were misfits with respect to autonomy. Employee involvement in development activities was then linked to subsequent fit.
作者研究了员工发展及其与尽责性和人-环境匹配度（从自主性的需求和供给方面）的关系。他们假设，尽责性将与发展呈正相关，但前提是员工觉得组织提供的自主性不符合他们的需求。换句话说，虽然尽责性可以为发展提供性格资源，但需要不匹配来产生发展的需求。结果支持了作者的预测。尽责性与发展呈正相关，但仅当员工在自主性方面不匹配时。员工参与发展活动随后与后续的匹配度相关联。
