The present study aimed at clarifying the relationship between job satisfaction and organization retention in clinical nursing staff taking a perspective of
person-organization fit. The study hypothesized that two dimensions of
person-organization fit, that is, demands-abilities fit and needs-supplies fit, affect
extrinsic satisfaction and intrinsic satisfaction, which in turn affect organization
retention. Participants were 257 clinical nurses recruited from two hospitals in north
Taiwan. Participants completed the Chinese Job Fit Scale, the Chinese Job
Satisfaction Scale and the Chinese Organization Retention Scale. AMOS structural
equation modeling technique with path analyses indicated that the revised model has
good fits with the sample data. The revised model revels that demands-abilities fit
exerts a direct effect on intrinsic satisfaction. Needs-supplies fit exerts direct effects
on intrinsic satisfaction and extrinsic satisfaction. Intrinsic satisfaction does not relate
to organization retention. However, intrinsic satisfaction affects organization retention
via the mediation of extrinsic satisfaction. Finally, needs-supplies fit influences
directly organization retention. Demands-abilities fit is an important influenced factor
of intrinsic satisfaction. However, needs-supplies fit and extrinsic satisfaction are the
directly influenced factors of organization retention. The practical implication for clinical work is discussed.