Abstract

This study was designed to investigate how person-organization fit, person-group fit, person-senior fit differently influences job satisfaction. Also the difference between groups divided by personality was another research question. Participants of the study were 286 newcomers of Korean large companies, who received education of more than a 4 year university. The result showed that person-group fit was the only significant variable that influences job satisfaction amongst three levels of fits. Within the low ambitious group, none of the fit influenced job satisfaction. However within the high ambitious group, person-group fit was the only significant variable predicting job satisfaction. The result supports person-environment fit theory in a concrete way. In other words, person-group fit was the only significant variable predicting job satisfaction amongst newcomers in large companies and this regression model can be changed by personality. Limitations and suggestions for further research are discussed.