Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the ability and competencies of Emotional Intelligence on the control of organizational deviance in hospitality enterprises. Therefore, in this research the questionnaire was applied to 289 persons working in five-star hotels in Muğla Region. Questionnaire was conducted from the studies of Hollinger & Clark (1982) and Lawrence & Robinson (2007). Data were gathered from hotel employees with the help of a questionnaire which is conducted face to face. Data was tested with factor analysis and regression analysis on SPSS. Total variance explained in the organizational deviance scale was 0,78; Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) sampling value was 0,717 and Cronbach’s alpha value was 0,84. As a result, emotional intelligence has positive effects on the control of organizational deviance

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