Abstract:
In Indonesia, where most business organizations are family-owned, culture influences
family employees’ behavior. Filial piety, or honoring the seniors, is considered a significant cultural value that motivates the family employees to be committed to the
business. This study aims to test the effect of filial piety on identity alignment, career
interest alignment, and affective commitment. Quantitative analysis is conducted to
test the hypotheses of this study using purposive sampling based on questionnaire survey responses from 270 junior family business employees. The study employs Partial
Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) analysis with the SmartPLS
software to test the hypotheses. The test result shows that: 1) filial piety has a positive
effect on identity alignment and career interest alignment, 2) identity alignment has
a positive effect on affective commitment, and 3) career interest alignment has a positive effect on affective commitment. The study illustrates how filial piety affects junior
family employee behavior, an issue that has not been addressed before in Asian family
business studies.
Description:
Problems and Perspectives in Management, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2022. p. 432-444
