Abstract:

This study aims to identify the mediation role of organizational support perceived in the relationship between the perception of crisis and the intention to leave the profession. The research universe is formed by employees of the 4 and 5 star hotel business operating in Istanbul. In the process of data collection using easy sampling technique, 233 hotel employees were reached. The data of the study was collected in February-May with the Late-collective technique. Research finds that there is a positive and meaningful relationship between the perception of crisis and the intention of the employee to leave the profession, and between the perception of crisis and the organizational support. On the other hand, there was a negative and meaningful relationship between organizational support and the intention to leave the profession. It is also another important result of the study that the organizational support perceived in the relationship of crisis perception and the intention of leaving the profession has a mediation effect.