1. ¹Department of Management and International Business, Florida International University, Miami, USA
2. ²Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA
3. ³Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Titusville, USA

Correspondence: William Newburry, Department of Management and International Business, Florida International University, c/o 114 Valley Avenue, Highlands, NJ 07732, USA. Tel: +1 973 353 5168; Fax: +1 973 353 1664; E-mail: newburry@fiu.edu

Received 17 January 2005; Revised 14 March 2007; Accepted 26 March 2007; Published online 22 November 2007.

Abstract

As competition for human capital intensifies, understanding how employees perceive their fit in a company can assist companies in harnessing the knowledge and skills needed to achieve competitive advantage. Building on the person–organization fit theoretical framework, we suggest that individual employee perceptions of globalization-related career opportunities represent a fit between individual and company capabilities and values. We find both similarities and differences between the relationships of individual- and company-level globalization capabilities and attitudes towards women (an important capability source) and globalization-related career perceptions within samples of 96 Iranian and 210 US employees.