MODERATOR ROLE OF GENDER IN THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY BEHAVIOUR IN HOTEL EMPLOYEES

Abstract

The primary purpose of the present study is to demonstrate the moderator role of gender in the effect of the environmental commitment of hotel business employees on environmental responsibility behaviour. The Scanning Method was applied in the study. The sampling of the study consisted of 397 employees working in five-star hotel businesses in the Antalya region between September and October 2019. The Questionnaire form was preferred as the data collection tool in the study. The data obtained as a result of the study were subjected to statistical analyses. These analyses were frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, and regression analysis. As a result of the regression analysis, it was found that the environmental commitment levels of employees in hotel businesses had a positive and moderate effect on environmental responsibility behaviour. It was also found that gender had a moderator role in the effect of environmental commitment in employees on environmental responsibility behaviour.