Employees adjustment in the car industry: The case of Iran

摘要

Employees’ adjustment to person-environment (P-E) fit continues to be a major concern for many organizations and countries, particularly in developing ones. This interview study examines the reasons behind 29 employees’ maladjustment to the work environment of the Center for Researches and Innovation of the second biggest car industry in Iran. The results show that high and unrealistic expectations of the employees were the main cause of the dissatisfaction. Employees’ deficiency in their educational and professional abilities and management deficiency in terms of informative and right recruitment orientation, lack of sense of meaning and direction, unchallenging and direction less tasks seem to be affecting factors on employees’ dissatisfaction of the center.