Rietvink, Hendrika Catharina (2024) Being Part of ‘the Family’: The Role of Psychological Safety on Affective Commitment in Small Family Firms. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to investigate whether working in a family-owned (vs. non-family-owned) small firm affects the relationship between psychological safety and employees’ affective commitment. In particular, I hypothesized that the positive relationship between psychological safety and affective commitment is stronger for employees who are employed in a family firm. Using a quantitative research design, I collected data from 104 participants via an online questionnaire. I employed a convenience sample of employees from small firms, resulting in 72 participants from family firms and 32 from non-family firms. The hypotheses were tested using regression analyses, revealing that perceived psychological safety significantly predicts employees' affective commitment in small firms. However, employment in a family firm did not significantly moderate the relationship between psychological safety and affective commitment. The insights from these findings can inform both future research and practical interventions aimed at improving psychological safety and affective commitment in the workplace.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Graso, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2024 06:35 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2024 06:35 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4266 |
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