Development of "Performance Evaluation Scale" for housekeeping staff in the accommodation companies and investigation of the factors affecting performance: Ankara sample

In today's world where it is an undisputed fact that one of the most important competitive sources for enterprises is qualified labor force and a valid performance evaluation system is needed to manage this power in enterprises. This research has been planned and conducted in order to develop a sector specific measurement tool for the housekeeping staff which works in the hospitality business sector. For this purpose, firstly a literature review has been made and a conceptual framework on performance evaluation and housekeeping has been tried. Then, development of expressions, structuring of the scale and data analysis were completed by applying the scale development steps. In this process, face-to-face interviews were conducted in order to determine the expressions. The universe of the study consists of 434 housekeeping personnel working in the accommodation companies (21-3 star, 18-4 star and 15-5 star) in Ankara province. The data obtained from the research were analyzed with confirmatory and exploratory factor analyzes and structural equation model. As a result of the analyzes, it was concluded that a valid and reliable scale was developed to evaluate the performance of housekeeping staff. In addition, factors affecting individual performance were also investigated and statistically significant relationships were found between organizational commitment, perceived stress and freedom of decision and individual performance.