Study of the relationship between person-organization fit and organizational loyalty: The example of aviation sector

ABSTRACT STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LOYALTY: THE EXAMPLE OF AVIATION SECTOR The harmony between individual and organization is one of the basic keys for achievement. The relations, communication level and partnership affect the achievement of individual and organization simultaneously. That is why the harmony between individual and organization is seen as extremely important and is called as "person-organization fit". The harmony for individuals is important for personal evolution and personal presentation. This harmony for organizations means total success and positive image. Although the expectations of individual and organization can be evaluated differently, actually, both actors have expectations for same interests. However, the situation of individuals is more important. According to that organizational loyalty of individuals is extremely useful both themselves and their organizations. This feeling of loyalty mostly comes from person-organization fit. The presence and continuity of harmony between individual and organization have potential to trigger the organizational loyalty. In this study, there is touched upon the concepts of person-organization fit and organizational loyalty and the relationship between these concepts. In the first chapter, there is the content of concept of person-organization fit. In the second chapter, there is touched upon the concept of organizational loyalty. In the last chapter, there is a study of survey, which is applied on the volunteer persons, who works in the aviation sector in Istanbul, and its results.