The effect of perceptioned nepotism on organizationalcommitment in ethical leadership: Research in hotel businesses

In this study, it was aimed to determine the reason of emotional, continuation and normative commitment from the sub-dimensions of organizational commitment of employees' perceptions of nepotism and ethical leadership. Furthermore, it is aimed to determine whether ethical leadership has a mediating role in the possible impact of nepotism on the sub-dimensions of organizational commitment. For the purpose of the research, questionnaire technique and easy sampling method were used to collect the data. The population of the research consists of the employees of at least 3-star hotels operating in Hatay and tourism certified. Data analysis was performed through SPSS 24.0 analysis program. The data collection phase was carried out in August 2019 and 250 participants were reached. The analyzes were carried out with 232 questionnaires that were filled out completely and without errors. Factor analysis, correlation regression ANOVA and t tests were applied to the data. As a result of the research, the relationships between the variables were determined. In the findings, it was determined that nepotism had a significant and negative effect on emotional commitment continuation commitment and normative commitment. In addition, depending on the demographic characteristics of the participants, nepotism perceptions, ethical leadership perceptions, emotional commitment, continuation commitment and normative commitment were found to be different. Then, based on the findings obtained, suggestions were developed to direct future research and contribute to the sector.