Turizm Sektöründe Çalışan Motivasyonu, İş Tatmini ve Örgütsel Bağlılık: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz
Employee Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment in the Tourism Sector: A Bibliometric Analysis

Summary/Abstract: Purpose - This study examines the relationships between employee motivation, job satisfaction and organisational commitment in the tourism sector. It is aimed to analyse the impact of employees' job satisfaction and motivation levels on the sustainable success of businesses and service quality. In addition, it contributes to determine the trends in the sector by revealing how these concepts are handled in the academic literature by bibliometric analysis method. Design/methodology/approach- In the study, academic articles published in the Web of Science database on organisational commitment, motivation and job satisfaction were examined by bibliometric analysis method. A total of 7,191 articles published between 1970-2025 were analysed. Citation analysis, author collaboration network, organisation and country-based contributions and keyword density maps were created using VOSviewer software. The study was not restricted by language and theme, and publications covering all disciplines related to tourism were evaluated. Findings- According to the results of the findings, it was determined that academic interest in organisational commitment, motivation and job satisfaction has increased since 2010, and the highest citation level was reached especially between 2019-2023. Prayag, Girish and Uysal, Muzaffer stand out among the most cited authors. Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the institution that contributes the most to the studies in the field of tourism, and the countries that contribute the most are the USA and China. The most frequently used keywords include ‘tourism’, ‘motivation’, ‘satisfaction’ and ‘job satisfaction’.

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