Person-organisation Fit in the Context of Cultural Learning

The current trends in the international business have been giving rise to increased cultural interactions, reflected in the rapid global movements. In this dramatically changing environment, all companies are seeking the most effective way for integrating workforce into the organisational structure and for achieving the stated objectives and further expansion. Therefore “matching the right people with the right organisation” is the prerequisite for satisfactory performance of recruitment process. This is particularly true when taking the subtle nuances of culture into account. Cultures across the world have a significant effect on perceiving various elements that occur in working life. The match between this culturally developed individual value orientation and the nature of corporate culture is referred to as person-organisation fit (P-O fit). This paper presents one conceptualisation of P-O fit. Initially, it introduces the results of two surveys to support the intention to develop an effective tool for incorporating the assessment of cultural congruence into the recruitment process and later on it focuses on defining P-O fit as one of the working environment related fits and its benefits and limitations.