An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Person Job Fit, Person Organization Fit, Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance among School Teachers in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

Abstract

The study aims to explore the factor structure of government school teachers of Darjeeling district of West Bengal with respect to Person Job Fit (PJF), Person Organization Fit (POF), Job Satisfaction (JS) and Employee Performance (EP). These constructs are considered vital to understand the effectiveness of a teacher, alignment with the workplace as well as overall organizational outcomes in the organization. A total of 275 teachers responded to the Likert scale questionnaire designed to capture their perceptions across the four constructs. An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed to investigate the underlying dimensions of the construct including PJF, POF, JS and EP. Prior to factor extraction, measures of sampling adequacy and suitability were assessed to ensure the robustness of the analysis. The findings of EFA showed the presence of four distinct factors corresponding to the construct. All retained factors showed acceptable factor loadings, and the extracted factors exhibited strong internal consistency and reliability, indicating that the measurement instrument was both valid and reliable for the study population. The findings add value and provide empirical evidence to support the multidimensional nature of the construct and relevance of fit in shaping the employee’s performance among the government school teachers. The study contributes to the existing knowledge of teacher workforce dynamic in Darjeeling district of West Bengal and lays the groundwork for future research by recommending the use of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).