The Impact of Empowerment on Job Satisfaction Levels: An Applied Research on The Employees of the Five-Star Hotels in Alexandria

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Higher Institute for Tourism, Hotels and Computer Sciences, El-Syouf, Alexandria, Egypt

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This Study Has Been Conducted In Order To Examine The Impact Of Employees' Empowerment On Their Job Satisfaction Levels. The Research Has Been Applied To A Sample Of 194 Employees In Six Of The Five-Star Hotels In Alexandria. The Survey Method Was Used To Collect Data, Which Were Statistically Processed Across Two Phases. The First Phase Represented In Calculating The Pearson Correlation Coefficient To Examine The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction As A Dependent Variable And Empowerment As An Independent Variable. The Second Phase Was To Analyze The Linear Regression Coefficient To Identify The Characteristics Of The Relationship (If Any), And Then To Ascertain The Extent And Direction Of The Impact Of Employees' Empowerment On Their Levels Of Job Satisfaction. Overall, The Results Showed A Strong Positive Relationship Between Empowerment As An Independent Variable And Job Satisfaction As A Dependent Variable At A Significant Level (0.05), Which Resulted In Accepting The Research Hypothesis.

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International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Volume 2, Issue 1
June 2019
Pages 169-186

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