The relationship between nepotism, glass ceiling perception and job satisfaction, a study on women employees of a health care company

In today's market conditions, one of the most important weapons in providing competitive advantage of companies is their investments in human resources. Companies work hard to ensure the sustainability of employees within the organization and eliminate the factors that create job dissatisfaction. Herein, the effects of nepotism and glass ceiling syndrome which are one of the factors that create job dissatisfaction are evaluated in the scope of this research. The research was carried out with 148 women employees of a health care company in Istanbul. According to the findings obtained from the study, nepotism decreases external satisfaction and overall satisfaction. On the other hand, the glass ceiling perception decreases internal satisfaction, external satisfaction and overall satisfaction. In the analysis made within the framework of sociodemographic characteristics, it was determined that the glass ceiling perception differs according to age. While satisfaction with factors of satisfaction differed according to marital status and children; external satisfaction differs according to age, children, income level and weekly working time. It was determined that the general satisfaction levels of the participants differed according to the demographic characteristics, children and weekly working time. Within the framework of the results obtained, it is recommended to develop management policies that are free of elements that can create a nepotism and glass ceiling perception of the enterprises to increase the job satisfaction of the employees.