The purpose of this research is to study empirically the effect of autonomy in joining and legitimation of succession towards successors’ commitment to a family business. This research is conducted with a sample of 109 successor family businesses at the UC Family Business Community. The research shows that autonomy or the freedom in making choices has a significant effect on forming affective commitment, while legitimation also has a significant influence at a lower level. Autonomy in joining or freedom in making choices has a significant effect to form normative commitment, while legitimation of succession also has a significant effect at a lower level. Thestudy further shows that legitimation must be supported by autonomy to form an affective commitmentto the successor.
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