This special issue of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology focuses on the relationship between the person and the organization, and how this relationship is reflected in current organizational concerns. The journal takes a critical view of the social and psychological processes that take place in person-organization interactions. These processes might be rational, irrational, conscious or unconscious. The selection of articles reflects the viewpoint that contributions from all these levels are needed to reach a true understanding of what goes on between the individual and the organization.