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.