This study is to analyze the affect-relation betweenindividual-work environment compatibility and organization attractiveness, work stress, and work attitude at the time that it is more than important for corporate to secure and manage competent talen...
This study is to analyze the affect-relation betweenindividual-work environment compatibility and organization attractiveness, work stress, and work attitude at the time that it is more than important for corporate to secure and manage competent talents, and further to provide useful data for talent management in menswear companies. The purposes of the research is 1) to evaluate the constituent factors of individual-work environment compatibility and work attitude for employees in menswear company, 2) to analyze the effect of individual-work environment compatibility on organization attractiveness, work stress, and work attitude, 3) to analyze the effect of organization attractiveness, work stress on work attitude, and 4) to analyze the difference by factors according to individual characteristics.
The questionnaire research was implemented to employees in menswear companies that produce and sell men's traditional and character casual wears around Seoul metropolitan area between Oct 1 and 25, 2011. 268 valid questionnaires out of total 280 collected ones were used for final analysis data. It underwent frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, multiple regression, t-test, ANOVA using the SPSS program. The followings are the result of the analysis.
Firstly, the individual-work environment compatibility that employees in menswear companies recognize was categorized into 3 factors; individual-job duty, individual-organization, and individual-superior while the work attitude was grouped into another 3 factors; job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intention of turnover.
Secondly, for the affect-relation between individual-work environment compatibility and organization attractiveness, work stress, the individual-job duty, individual-organization compatibility have a positive effect on organization attractiveness as opposed that they have a negative effect on work stress. In addition, the favorable impression, interest, or attractiveness about the job was found to be the main reason to increase the organizational commitment whereas the work stress affects employees negatively decreasing the organizational commitment but increasing the intention of turnover.
Thirdly, for the affect-relation between individual-work environment compatibility and work attitude, it was shown that the individual-job duty, individual-superior compatibility affects the organizational commitment but the individual-organization, individual-superior compatibility does the job satisfaction. Furthermore, the individual-organization compatibility has a negative effecton the intention of turnover, which means that a higher compatibility between individual and organization can secure a lower intention of turnover.
Fourthly, for the difference of individual-work environment compatibility and organization attractiveness, work stress, and work attitude according to individual characteristics, the analysis showed a partial difference by factors and it was concluded that individual characteristics should be considered as an essential factor to recognize individual-work environment compatibility, impression about an organization, work stress, organization commitment, job satisfaction, and turnover intention.
This study will provide useful data to establish operation strategy, and to secure and manage competent talents for menswear companies by identifying the affect-relation between individual-work environment compatibility and organization attractiveness, work stress, and work attitude. However, there should be further studies to analyze other factors to recognize individual's compatibility with work environment or form his/her work attitude. In addition, not only the study on menswear companies but also the comparison research between product groups will help the development of fashion industry in the long run.