The effect of crab syndrome and intrusion on job embeddedness is discussed in research within the scope of Resource Conservation Theory. Even though many researches have been conducted in literature to identify antecedents of job embeddedness, the researches on the role of the crab syndrome and intrusion seem to be quite limited. In this context, the research is important in terms of revealing factors that negatively affect employees experiencing job embeddedness. The sample of the research, which was carried out to fill this gap in related literature, consists of 216 accommodation sector employees reached by convenience sampling method. Questionnaire technique was used as data collection method in the research, and the survey was carried out between 12 July -13 August 2021. The reliability and validity analyzes of the scales, used in the research, were performed. Internal consistency reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity were calculated within the scope of reliability and validity studies. Moreover, the scale of intrusion, consisting of four-items and sole factor, was adapted into Turkish within the scope of the research. The research model was analyzed by the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-PM, PLS-SEM) method. T-values were calculated, taking 5000 subsamples from the sample by bootstrapping to evaluate the significance of PLS path coefficients. In consequence of the analyzes, it was determined that the crab syndrome and intrusion negatively predicted job embeddedness. Besides limitations of the research, various suggestions were presented at the end of research.
