How Japanese Organizations Promote Person-Environment Fit in Cross-Cultural Perspectives

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Maneekanya Nagamatsu
Jidapa Thirasirikul

Abstract

This research aimed to study the culture environment administration of Japanese Transnational Enterprises in Thailand and developed the new framework of Person-Environment fit (P-E fit) in cross cultural perspective by multi­ level analysis.


The research method is a documentary research technique. under the framework of Person-Environment fit (P-E)fit that compose of Person-Organization fit(P-O fit), Person-Group fit (P-G fit) and Person- Person fit (P-J fit), which is basically indicates between characteristics of people and their culture environments results in positive outcomes for both individual and organizations.


The research found that the model of Japanese organization promoting Person-Environment fit (P-E fit) in cross culture perspective should be composed of Person-Organization fit(P-O fit), Person-Group fit (P-G fit) and Person- Job fit (P-J fit), which is indicating the relationship between individual culture and their culture environment resulted in positive outcome of individual and organization. The case and new model suggest that institutional and cross cultural contexts  affect the way organizations promote Person-Environment fit (P-E fit).


 

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