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The influence of workplace Confucian culture on employees’ organizational commitment through the modelling role of moral identities

Hong Quan Nguyen (Faculty of Business Administration, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Le Ngoc Ha Nguyen (Commercial Management, Hatinh Department of Industry and Trade, Hatinh, Vietnam)
Linh Chi Hoang (Faculty of Business Administration, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Thi Thanh Hau Phan (School of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Thi Phuong Hoa Dang (Faculty of Business Administration, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam)
My Binh Phuong Ngo (School of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam)

Society and Business Review

ISSN: 1746-5680

Article publication date: 17 July 2024

Issue publication date: 1 October 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

This article aims to provide a theoretical unifying framework for workplace Confucian culture and employees’ organizational commitment (OC) through the modelling role of moral identities. The context is education in Vietnam.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on employees’ OC theory, a theoretical model was built. Administrative staff and teachers were asked to participate in the study with the assistance of preschool educational institutions in Vietnam. A survey was performed, and data from 421 participants were collected. The moderated structural equation technique was used to test hypotheses.

Findings

The study has demonstrated the positive impact of workplace Confucian culture applications on employees’ perceptions and participation in corporate social responsibility (CSR). The study also confirms the positive impact of employees’ perceptions and participation in CSR. In addition, another conclusion is the moderating effect of moral values on the relationship between workplace Confucian culture and aspects of CSR.

Research limitations/implications

The study focuses on Confucian-culture employees in workplaces, suggesting that their perception of CSR may differ from those from other backgrounds. The authors then plan to state the comparison in further research. The main finding of the study is that WCC and CSR affect employee OC, but there are other factors that could be influenced by WCC and CSR. Future research should explore these factors to improve the current model.

Practical implications

Confucian ideology has been constructed and developed for a long time, but this study has examined its practical implications for favourably effecting human behaviour, thereby demonstrating its potential in organizational culture and practical application.

Social implications

This theoretical framework can be profitably used in educational organizations.

Originality/value

The study adds to the body of research on OC in two ways. The first way is to explain how a beneficial organizational factor – the Confucian workplace culture – contributes to employees’ OC. The second way involves examining the effects of moral identity on participation and perception of CSR.

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Acknowledgements

Funding: There was no financial assistance for the research, writing or publishing of this work.

Declaration of interest statement: There are no competing interests to declare in the research.

Citation

Nguyen, H.Q., Nguyen, L.N.H., Hoang, L.C., Phan, T.T.H., Dang, T.P.H. and Ngo, M.B.P. (2024), "The influence of workplace Confucian culture on employees’ organizational commitment through the modelling role of moral identities", Society and Business Review, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 603-619. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-01-2024-0027

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