Does Person-Job Fit among Nurses Really Matters? An Empirical Study: Effect of P-J Fit on Job Outcomes of Nurses of Pakistan with Agreeableness as a Moderator

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out that whether the jobs of nurses in Pakistan are fulfilling their necessary requirements or not. This issue is being analyzed by the relation of Person-Job (P-J) Fit with three different Job Behaviors and the whole relation is being tested under the moderation of Agreeableness, which is a personality trait of Big 5 Model. A survey method is deployed, questionnaires are used to obtain data. 120 Nurses were accessed from different hospitals of Islamabad/Rawalpindi. Data was analyzed through statistical tests and regression analysis. Findings of the study highlight that P-J fit is related positively to job satisfaction of nurses and negatively to their Turnover Intentions. Where no significant impact of agreeableness as a moderator is found for this study. The Sample size was too small (120 participants). This may restrict the generalizability of the studies. In Pakistani context, only a limited study has been conducted on nurses. Thus, this piece of research will play a significant role in enhancing and boosting the confidence of deprived nurses of Pakistan by identifying the causes of negative job outcomes and help in mitigating those triggers.