Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access

Abstract

A Study on Business Ethics and Perceptions of Wage Earners in Tourism

Sahin B and Kazoglu IH

In business world of today, the rivalry fact in tourism has reached the summit level. Rivalry that we face in every sector causes both establishments and wage earners to act away from moral values. In consideration of that tourism is an effort-dense sector and especially border-unit worker give service one by one and face to face, it is understood that how significant it is that wage earners must act ethically. The first reason of this study is to measure the perceptions towards business ethics of the students who work as full time wage earners in summer season in tourism industry. To obtain research data questionnaire technique was used and in the evaluation of the data. Acts towards Business Ethics Questionnaire (ATBEQ) was used that was developed by Neumann and Reichel (1979). All the data of the research was obtained from the students at faculties, collages and vocational school of Balıkesir University. In the result of data it is found that business ethic perceptions range because of various facts. Besides students whose positive perceptions are higher towards business ethics also believe that it is impossible for establishments to act completely ethical.