Strategic person-organizational fit and organizational performance of selected bottled water producers in Nigeria

This research paper investigated the effects of strategic person-organization fit on organizational performance of selected bottled water producers in Edo State. The specific objectives of this study were to assess employee’s personality, and employee’s skills on organizational performance. Survey research design was undertaken in this study, with a population of 192 employees drawn from the six selected bottled water producers in Edo State, Nigeria. The returned and complete questionnaires were 117,data were collected with the aid of a questionnaire, while data analysis was correlation analysis. The findings revealed that employee’s personalities, and skills have a positive and important relationship on organizational performance. The researcher has therefore concluded that strategic person-organization fit influences organizational performance. It was in this context that the researcher recommended that identification of prospective employees values by management and human resources department during organization’s recruitment and selection process and performance appraisal should align with organizational operations.