The role of the employer brand on employees' career planning: The case of hotel businesses

Yıl 2019, , 502 - 514, 01.10.2019

Emre Yasar , Mahmut Demir

https://doi.org/10.24289/ijsser.659515

Cited By: 8

Öz

The aim of this study is to determine the role of the employer brand on employees' career planning. The research data were collected through questionnaires by face-to-face interviews from 417 young employees (ages between 18-30) who study as undergraduate and associate degree students at Isparta University of Applied Sciences and Süleyman Demirel University between October 2018-March 2019. SPSS program was used to analyze the data. Firstly, validity and reliability analysis were applied to the data. In the second stage, correlation and regression analysis were performed to test the research hypotheses. As a result of the regression analysis, it was seen that promotion opportunities, job security, personal development programs, talent management programs, sustainable career opportunities and international working experience factors had a significant effect on the dependent variable “career planning factor”. As a result, all hypotheses were supported

Anahtar Kelimeler

Employer Brand, Employee, Career Planning, Hotel, Career and Development Opportunities

İşgörenlerin kariyer planlamasında işveren markasının rolü: Otel işletmeleri örneği

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı,
işgörenlerin kariyer planlamasında işveren markasının rolünü belirlemektir. Araştırma verileri Ekim 2018-Mart 2019 döneminde, aynı
zamanda Isparta Uygulama Bilimler Üniversitesi ve Süleyman Demirel
Üniversitesinde Lisans ve Ön lisans turizm düzeyinde öğrenim gören 18-30 yaş
grubundaki 417 işgörenden yüzyüze görüşme yapılarak anket formu aracılığı ile
toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS programından yararlanılmıştır. İlk
olarak verilere geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizi uygulanmıştır. İkinci aşamada
araştırma hipotezlerini test etmek amacıyla korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri
yapılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarında “terfi olanakları, iş güvencesi, kişisel
gelişim programları, yetenek yönetimi programları, sürdürülebilir kariyer
fırsatları, ve uluslararası çalışma deneyimi” değişkenlerinin kariyer
planlaması üzerinde etkisinin olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Sonuç olarak
oluşturulan hipotezler kabul edilmiştir.    

Anahtar Kelimeler

İşveren Markası, İşgören, Kariyer Planlaması, Otel, Kariyer ve Gelişim Olanakları

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