A Research on Social Responsibility Applications at Tourism Establishments in Konya

Because of the businesses maintains its existence and profit maximization can have only be achieved by realizing a conscious social benefit. For this reason, awareness of sustainable social responsibility is of critical importance in tourism businesses, which are intensely related to people and the environment. The aim of this research is to determine the social responsibility practices of hotel operators and travel agencies in Konya according to the views of department managers. In this context, a survey was conducted on the managers of tourism enterprises operating in Konya. The survey was practiced by conducting face-to-face surveys with a total of 248 executives, 122 managers in 36 tourism -certified hotels in Konya and 126 managers in 126 travel agencies. The subjects to whom the questionnaire was applied were determined by analogous sampling method. The collected data were analyzed by statistical analysis methods such as Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test, Chi square test, Correlation analysis with the help of SPSS 17.0 program. the position, experience, age and education of the managers in the workplace influence the level of social responsibility consciousness in the direction of the findings obtained. Other dimensions are discussed in the research.