The mediating effect of person-organization fit on the effect of individual cultural values on employees' job performance: Türkiye-Djibouti example

The purpose of this study is to reveal the differences in individual cultural values and person-organization fit between Turkish and Djiboutian logistics companies and to determine the impact of these values on employees' professional performance. The question of whether cultural and personal values are related to employees' professional performance. Culture is important and necessary in a logistics company that employs logistics employees from different nationalities. The research was conducted among employees in the logistics field, including managers, business leaders, secretaries, trainees, agents and administrators. A total of 400 employees participated in the study, including 200 Djiboutian logistics employees in Istanbul and 200 employees in a Turkish logistics company in Djibouti city. The data obtained through the questionnaire method reflecting the individual cultural values, personorganization fit and professional performance of the employees were analyzed using factor, correlation and linear regression analyses in SPSS 27.0 software and hypotheses were tested. The analysis showed that Turkish and Djiboutian employees have almost the same attitude. It was determined that the dimension of individual cultural values has a positive effect on person-organization fit and it also has a positive effect on employees' job performance. In addition, it has been determined that personorganization fit plays a mediating role in the effect of individual cultural values on job performance.