The existence of favoritism in organizations

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine if favoritism exists in Turkish universities and, if so, to clarify its type and to present the views of faculty members regarding the reasons for favoritism. This is a descriptive study and its population consists of the faculty members of Turkish universities. The study was carried out by obtaining the views of 385 faculty members who were randomly chosen. A scale was developed as a data collection tool. According to the data obtained through this study, it can be asserted that favoritism exists in the following academic areas in universities: the assignments of deans, directors, head of departments; the selection of teaching staff for academic activities; the supplying of teaching materials to faculties and colleges; deciding on the level of course loads of faculty members; in academic promotions; lack of effective communication with some teaching staff; the opening of new departments and establishing new units; and in the forming of faculty boards.

Factors influencing preferential treatment on academic performance of private universities in Mogadishu

“…The notion of nepotism, which describes the abuse of office to benefit members of one's own family, is regarded as unprofessional in the workplace context (Spranger et al, 2012;Aydogan, 2012;Caputo, 2018). Nepotism is the actual or perceived favor given by one family member over another (Elbaz et al, 2018;Kerse and Babadağ, 2018).…”

“…Favoritism is a broad idea discussed in many ways, such as nepotism, cronyism, partisanship, clientelism, and patronage (Dagli and Akyol, 2019). Nepotism, cronyism, and patronage are the three subcategories that fall under the broader category of favoritism (Aydogan, 2012;Karakose, 2014;Elbaz et al, 2018). Favoritism can be divided into political and relative favoritism (Çarikiçi et al, 2009).…”

“…There are three types of favoritism: Nepotism, in which family members are given preference; cronyism, in which friends are given priority; and patronage, in which political parties exert effect to select their friends or relatives (Karakose, 2014;Hameed et al, 2020). In addition to these three points of view, favoritism may also be seen regarding a person's socioeconomic level or when people in similar social and economic standings favor one another (Aydogan, 2012).…”

“…African research demonstrated political and educational elites exploited favoritism and nepotism to administer institutions (Akuffo and Kivipõld, 2019). Recent university research has found partiality in numerous academic domains (Aydogan, 2012;Hameed et al, 2020). Nepotism, favoritism, and cronyism are understudied locally and globally (Arasli and Tumer, 2008;Ombanda, 2018).…”

Öğretmen Perspekti̇fi̇nden Okul Yöneti̇ci̇leri̇ni̇n Kayirmacilik Davranişlari

“…Kronizm çeşitli etkenlerle kendini gösterebilir. Örneğin; memleketli olma, karşı cins veya hemcins olma, aynı okuldan mezun olma, aynı görüşten ya da ideolojiden olma, sosyal bir grubun içinde yer alma bunlardan bazılarıdır (Aydoğan, 2012;Çakır, 2014). Tanıdık kayırmacılığı yapan kişiler arasında bir dayanışma söz konusudur (Aytaç, 2010).…”