The relationship between Organizational Culture and Organizational Commitment in the Egyptian Hotels

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Hotel Management Dep., Institute of Tourism and Hotels in Qena, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt

2 Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Egypt.

3 Hotel Management Dep., Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Helwan University, Egypt

4 Hotel Management Dep., Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University, Egypt

Abstract

Organizational culture is important for hotel owners and the employees because it influences employee's commitment to the hotels. The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between dimensions of organizational culture (Stability, Innovation, performance orientations, Emphasis on rewards, social responsibility and supportiveness) on employee commitment at a hotel in Hurghada (Egyptian city on the red sea) it’s have many hotels. Data collected from 490 employees in 17 hotels in Hurghada, the Red Sea, Egypt. The results of structural model confirmed that there is a statistically significant relationship between organizational commitment and several dimensions of organizational culture (Stability, Innovation, performance orientations, Emphasis on rewards, social responsibility and supportiveness) and commitment in the Chain Five-Star hotel. Based on the findings, it is recommended that hotel management focusing on employee's stability and encouraging them to give opinion inside the hotel and pay greater attention to characteristics of corporate culture to increase employee commitment.

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