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Abstract This study aimed to examine the relationships between occupational stigma, occupational self-esteem, and career commitment. Relationships were examined by Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The data were collected from the employees of the hotels with tourism operation certificate in Konya (N=185). The findings revealed that occupational stigma affects occupational self-esteem negatively and occupational self-esteem affects career commitment positively. This study could be considered the first study in the literature to examine the relationships between occupational stigma, occupational self-esteem and career commitment on hotel employees. In addition, this study presents a different perspective to the literature by revealing that occupational stigma does not negatively affect career commitment, and that occupational self-esteem does not play a role (mediator/moderator) in the relationship between occupational stigma and career commitment.

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