A Scale Development Study to Measure Queen Bee Syndrome Perceptions of Female Employees in Hospitality in Accommodation Establishments

Abstract

In the study, measuring the levels of “Queen Bee Syndrome” perceived by women working in four- and five-star accommodation businesses operating only on the European side of İstanbul, Çanakkale, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ and Edirne provinces in the Thrace Region of Turkey, and the demographic characteristics of the relevant female employees. and "Queen Bee Syndrome" dimensions. In line with the determined purpose, it was noticed that there is no scale in the literature about queen bee syndrome and its dimensions, and the necessary tests were carried out by developing a scale on the subject. The developed scale was delivered to 134 women working in accommodation businesses in Kırklareli (2 businesses), Tekirdağ (7 businesses), Edirne (2 businesses), Çanakkale (3 businesses) and Istanbul (12 businesses) in the form of a questionnaire they answered in October 2019. As a result of the analysis, the data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed in the SPSS statistical package program. As a result of the research; It has been determined that female employees negatively evaluate women's being managers, they find men more successful as managers in their businesses, they find it easier to work with male managers in their businesses, they think that female managers in businesses prevent female
employees and they do not support having more than one female manager in their businesses.