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In this research study the moderating effects of demographic variables and perceived accountability on the evident relationship between employee empowerment and organizational commitment were examined 426 sales persons in travel agencies in Turkey were chosen as sample of the survey The common definitions and widely used measures were used for the analyses among variables Responses for some demographics and perceived accountability were categorized in order to be able to regress in moderated form to test the hypotheses Findings proved that perceived accountability and income level of the sales persons were found to be the first order determinants of employee empowerment However only the age and marital status factors have a moderating effect on the relationship between employee empowerment and organizational commitment Keywords: perceived accountability employee empowerment organizational commitment sales personnel travel agency

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