Person-environment fit, organizational commitment and retirement intentions: a serial mediation model

Abstract

PurposeThe aim of this study is to investigate the effect of person–environment (P–E) fit, specifically person–organization (P–O) fit, on retirement intentions through a serial mediation mechanism mobilizing person–job (P–J) fit and affective organizational commitment as mediators.Design/methodology/approachThe relationships were examined using the Hayes (2013) serial mediation model. A time-lag approach was adopted, with data collected from managers aged 50 and over working in the French banking sector (N = 204).FindingsThe empirical results show that the P–O fit is both directly and indirectly related to retirement intentions through P–J fit and affective organizational commitment. Nevertheless, the study’s findings show the explanatory power of the authors’ antecedents to predict the two types of retirement considered in this study.Originality/valueBy considering retirement in its plurality this study extends prior research models by examining the mechanisms through which P–O fit influences different retirement intentions.