Favouritism: A Dynamic Process in Organisational Politics (1988)

2020

Nepotism' and 'favouritism' have an international scale and negatively influence the economies of particular countries. Therefore, the current study analyses the attitude of Polish and Lithuanian employees working in private and public sector companies to these phenomena (this article presents only part of the results of the study, analysing nepotism and favouritism at the level of individual items, breaking down the respondents' answers into percentages of approval and disapproval respectively). Research sample in our study involved 337 Polish and Lithuanian respondents, representing both public and private sector organisations. We used a closed-type questionnaire in our survey. Statistical differences between countries were calculated using the Chi-square criterion.

It is a fact that favoritism has become an important subject matter as corporations and both governmental and non-governmental organizations become more concerned with ethical issues. However, the relevant literature seems to be rivened with many overlapping and vague concepts such as nepotism, cronyism, clientelism, patronage etc. We are aware of the fact that redefining concepts already in currency is a difficult, if not snobbish, task. Therefore, we attempt to review the literature and point out their appropriate definitions for organizational theory. In doing so we also developed a more complete picture by placing the relevant concepts in a customized X-Y axis. We hope that researchers and students of organizational behavior and ethics will find it useful in clarifying their steps when dealing with these concepts. Keywords: Favoritism, Nepotism, Cronyism

2017

This paper provides laboratory experimental evidence for prevalence of organizational favouritism. It is significantly found that when subjects where put into a situation where they can offer a job to someone then the choice criteria is based on social ties rather than efficiency. Interestingly, even when subjects had the choice of giving the job to her favourite person, she prefers to give it randomly to anyone from her favoured pool, when her group size is large. Also, socio-economic factors like family structure, family occupation, social connection, caste and political connections are among the important factors in explaining the emergence of favouritism.

The International Journal of Business and Management, 2011

It is a fact that favoritism has become an important subject matter as corporations and both governmental and non-governmental organizations become more concerned with ethical issues. However, the relevant literature seems to be rivened with many overlapping and vague concepts such as nepotism, cronyism, clientelism, patronage etc. We are aware of the fact that redefining concepts already in currency is a difficult, if not snobbish, task. Therefore, we attempt to review the literature and point out their appropriate definitions for organizational theory. In doing so we also developed a more complete picture by placing the relevant concepts in a customized X-Y axis. We hope that researchers and students of organizational behavior and ethics will find it useful in clarifying their steps when dealing with these concepts

International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2017

The purpose of this paper is to create a comprehensive image of favouritism by disclosing the consequences of ethical decision-making and deliberate on how it can be a front-foot approach to conflict that is triggered by favouritism. We argue that the present literature review is split regarding the views on the concept of favouritism and its implications on the society. Philosophers and psychologist of some specific ethical theories have agreed and disagreed on the impact of favouritism on organisations. This paper examines favouritism with an emphasis on the relationship between corruption, conflict resolution, and discrimination. Conclusions have been drawn and implications have been discussed.

This study examined unethical favouritism and knowledge hiding (KH) to ascertain the extent to which unethical favouritism influences KH as well as the extent to which organisational injustice mediates the relationship between unethical favouritism and KH. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design of 305 randomly selected respondents from one public and four private universities in northcentral Nigeria. A structured questionnaire served as the research instrument. The study

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership, 2016

Introduction Favoritism and nepotism are forms of discrimination and sources of corruption (Bekker, 1991). Favoritism is present in both individualistic societies and collective ones; it is a common behavior across the world that has been defined as "preferential treatment of relatives, friends, and neighbors or other acquaintances. It is a widespread pattern of social interactions in many parts of the world-known as blat in Russia, guanxi in China and wasta in the Arab world" (Loewe, et al, 2007, p. 3). In surveys of 318 American HRMs and 126 Jordanian HRMs, Abdalla, Maghrabi, and Raggad (1998) showed that few managers in both countries agreed with statements supporting nepotism as a practice; rather, many managers sided with statements supporting anti-nepotism. Wasta is an Arabic word that is used in reference to both favoritism and nepotism (Hutchings & Weir, 2006). The Arabic root for the word "wasta" means connectionism (Cunningham &

2013

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of favoritism and organizational politics on job satisfaction in public sector organizations of Pakistan. A convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data. 250 Questionnaires were distributed to full time employees of 15 public sector organizations. 222 usable questionnaires were retrieved. The main findings of this research are that favoritism and organizational politics have a positive relationship with job satisfaction in public sector of Pakistan. Conclusion, Recommendation and limitation of the study are also discussed. © 2013 Elixir All rights reserved ARTICLE INF O Articl e h istory: Received: 25 September 2013; Received in revised form: 3 November 2013; Accepted: 11 November 2013;

Rocznik Polsko-Niemiecki, 2021

In this paper, I attempt to answer the question – how the ideas of German-speaking historians influenced Brygida Kurbis’s concepts of the theory of history and historical methodology. I focus on the categories elaborated by her, that are fundamental to the researcher in the field of historical method, such as source studies (fontology) as well as auxiliary sciences of history.