Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1020134 | Journal of Family Business Strategy | 2010 | 14 Pages |
Social identity theory has been applied to many organizational contexts, including family businesses. However, the current study is one of the first to explore the organizational identification of non-family member employees. Based on previous research, it seems likely that, for family business employees, organizational identification mediates the relationship between organizational justice, homophily, and commitment. This study proposes a model of identification for family business employees based on these considerations. Although the current study did not confirm the proposed model, an alternative model is discussed.
Research highlights▶ Employees did not differ in justice, homophily, identification, or commitment. ▶ Justice and homophily were not related to identification. ▶ Identification among family business employees was related to commitment.