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Perceptions of organizational justice and commitment of non-family employees in family and non-family firms
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore differences between non-family employees of family and
non-family firms regarding the perceptions of organizational justice and levels of organizational commitment.
Moreover, focusing on non-family employees of family firms, the study assesses the relation between the
perceptions of organizational justice and levels of organizational commitment. Finally, the study seeks to
understand which dimension of organizational commitment (i.e. affective, continuance, or normative) is more
associated with the perceptions of organizational justice of non-family employees working in family firms.
Design/methodology/approach – The empirical evidence is provided by a sample of 205 Portuguese
employees, 98 non-family employees of family firms, and 107 non-family firms’ employees, who responded to a
questionnaire that included organizational justice and commitment measures. All firms included in the sample
are small-sized privately owned companies.
Findings – Results show that there are no differences between non-family employees of family and non-family
firms regarding the perceptions of organizational justice. However, results reveal that there are significant
differences regarding the levels of organizational commitment. Furthermore, it was found that, in family firms,
non-family employees’ perceptions of organizational justice are positively related to the levels of commitment,
especially regarding the affective dimension.
Originality/value – This paper aims to contribute to the literature by addressing two classical organizational
aspects, which are yet under-researched in the comparison between family and non-family firms, while
pursuing to shed some light on the relationship between the perceptions of organizational justice and levels of
organizational commitment of non-family employees working in family firms.
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Keywords
Organizational commitment Family firms Organizational justice Non-family employees
Citation
Pimentel, D. N., Pires, J. S. & Almeida, P. L. (2020). Perceptions of organizational justice and commitment of non-family employees in family and non-family firms. Emerald Group Publishing, 23(2), 141-154 DOI 10.1108/IJOTB-07-2019-0082
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.