Relationship Between Ethical Leadership, Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction at Hotel Organizations

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between ethical leadership style, organizational commitment and job satisfaction in hotel industries and to reveal the mediator role of organizational commitment between ethical leadership and job satisfaction. The study was carried out with 371 participants working in four star and five star hotels in Antalya. Following the research, it was found that ethical leadership has a positive effect on organizational commitment and job satisfaction and organizational commitment has a positive effect on job satisfaction. It was also found that organizational commitment has a partial mediator function between ethical leadership and job satisfaction

Keywords

• Ethical leadership, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, hotel organizations

Otel İşletmelerinde Etik Liderlik, Örgütsel Bağlılık ve İş Tatmini Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Yöneticiler otel işletmelerinde çalışanlarına karşı etik, adaletli ve dürüst davranarak çalışanları kendisine ve işletmeye bağlı kalmasını sağlayarak iş tatminini arttırmalıdırlar. Bu çalışmanın amacı otel işletmelerinde etik liderlik tarzının örgütsel bağlılık ve iş tatmini üzerindeki etkisini araştırmak ve örgütsel bağlılığın etik liderlik ve iş tatmini arasındaki aracılık rolünü ortaya koymaktır. Çalışma Antalya’daki 4 ve 5 yıldızlı otel işletmelerinde çalışan 391 katılımcı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler LISREL programı ile analize tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda etik liderliği örgütsel bağlılık ve iş tatmini üzerinde ve örgütsel bağlılığın iş tatmini üzerinde olumlu etkisi olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır

Keywords

• Etik liderlik, örgütsel bağlılık, iş tatmini, otel işletmeleri

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