In this study, the major purpose was to measure the impact of person-environment fit on employees‟ job satisfaction, organizational and career commitment, intention to leave and organizational citizenship behavior. The target of this study was the employees of International Cooperation and Development Fund. A quantitative method was adopted. The statistical methods utilized were reliability analysis, descriptive analysis, regression analysis and correlation analysis. The results of the study displayed that all the person-environment fit variables have a significant impact on the aforementioned outcomes.

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