Abstract:

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to identify the mediation role of organizational socialization in the influence of the social capital of the workers who work in the hotel enterprises on the psychological capital. Method - A model was proposed to determine the impact of social capital and organizational socialization on psychological capital in accordance with the objectives of the study and to test the mediation role of organizational socialization. The recommended model has been tested with regression analyses and a bowl test. The independent variable of the research is the concept of social capital, the instrument variable is the concept of organizational socialization, and the dependent variable is the concept of psychological capital. In the selection of the sample method, the judicial sample method, also known as the sample method according to the purpose, was preferred and four and five-star hotels in Nevşehir province were included in the field research scope. The findings - The research finds that hotel workers' social capital and organizational socializations affect their psychological capital and that social capital has a partial mediation role in the influence of psychological capital. Discussions - The results of the research are similar to a limited number of previous studies. The positive impact of organizational socialization on the relationship between non-material capital types contributes to literature.

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