%0 Journal Article
%T The Construction of Kekeluargaan as an Indonesia¡¯s Organizational Culture
%A Mark K Loo
%A Marko S Hermawan
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.22146/jh.v31i1.42851 https://doi.org/10.22146/jh.v31i1.42851
%X Indonesia has the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the seventh largest GDP in the world, yet little is known about Indonesia¡¯s organizational culture. This paper develops a deep understanding of kekeluargaan (kinship), which derives from an anthropological and sociological epistemologies. The paper explores Javanese culture as the foundation of Indonesia¡¯s business context. A qualitative and indigenous approach was designed to determine if the kekeluargaan norm exists in the Indonesian workplace today. Document analysis and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The findings show that the kekeluargaan norm acts as the foundation of Indonesia¡¯s organisational culture; with, hormat (respect) and rukun (harmony). Three proposition are given to consider the importance of understanding kekeluargaan as a salient Indonesian organizational culture. The paper concludes managerial and theoretical implications to Indonesian business context
%K organizational culture
%K kekeluargaan
%K respect
%K harmony
%K Javanese culture
%U https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jurnal-humaniora/article/view/42851