The effects of psychological capital on employees’ organizational identification in hotels

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 355 - 369, 01.07.2019

Mahmut Demir , Şirvan Şen Demir

https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.573851

Cited By: 6

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the
effects of dimensions of psychological capital on employees’ organizational
identification in hotels. Through conducting a face-to-face interview,
data were collected from a sample of 485 full-time
employees working in 5-star hotels in Turkey and were analysed with the statistical program. The correlation analysis
was used to investigate the relationship
between independent variables and dependent variable and the regression analysis was used to determine the effects of psychological capital on
organizational identification. The
researchers found a positive correlation between dimensions of psychological
capital and organizational identification and the psychological capital effects
on organizational identification. It was indicated that the factors of
psychological capital effected on organizational identification.

Keywords

Psychological capital, organizational identification, employee, Self-efficacy, Optimism, Resilience, Hope

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