Sustainability related values in family-friendly organizations

Anna Pátkai Bende; Julianna Fejes-Nádai

doi:10.35782/JCPP.2025.1.02

Anna Pátkai Bende Assistant Lecturer, Kautz Gyula Faculty of Business and Economics, Széchenyi István University, Hungary
Julianna Fejes-Nádai Associate Professor, Apáczai Csere János Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Széchenyi István University, Hungary

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35782/JCPP.2025.1.02

Keywords: family-friendly organizations, organizational culture, organizational values, social sustainability, environmental sustainability

Abstract

The focus of the study is to examine the set of values of family-friendly organizations in Hungary. The study highlights the importance of organizational values as a fundamental part of corporate culture, which can be a major competitive advantage for companies. Values at the organizational level not only influence employees' behaviour but also play an important role in strategic decision-making. Based on the results of a questionnaire survey carried out in spring 2023, this study demonstrates, which values dominate among organizations with the label Family-Friendly Workplace in Hungary and which are the priorities that influence their decisions. The research is meant to prove that a number of values related to social and environmental sustainability are considered in the basic principles of the organizations involved in the survey.