Selecting People Based On Person-Organisation Fit: Implications For Intrateam Trust And Team Performance

Teamwork is widely adopted in organisations. Although much evidence indicates that using person-organisation (P-O) fit as a selection criterion benefits individual employees, little is known about how this practice influences team functioning. Drawing on the input-mediator-outcome model and the research on value congruence, this study built and tested a model that links P-O fit in recruitment to work teams' performance. Based on data collected from team members, team leaders, human resources managers, and chief executive officers in 96 firms, we found that P-O fit in recruitment had a positive relationship with team performance and that intrateam trust mediated the relationship between P-O fit in recruitment and team performance. Further, this mediated relationship existed only when the organisation had a weak, rather than strong, respect-for-people culture. This study contributes to the P-O fit and team literature and has practical implications for human resources practices and team management.