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The Effect of Anti-Nepotism Policies on Perceptions of Favoritism and Intent to Turnover
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Hess, Margaret
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Year and Degree
2015, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of anti-nepotism policies on perceptions of favoritism and intent to turnover. It was hypothesized that the presence of an anti-nepotism policy would result in lower intent to turnover after participants read a vignette describing being passed over for a promotion that went to a family member of the business owner. It was also hypothesized that the presence of an anti-nepotism policy would lead to lower perceived favoritism based on the vignette. Data were collected from a sample of 150 participants. Independent-samples t-tests were used to test both hypotheses. Neither yielded significant results, however the results have both theoretical and practical implications. Additionally this study yielded these interesting findings. Coming from a family that owns a business may affect perceptions of favoritism, but working for a family business or having personally been impacted by favoritism in the past did not significantly affect perceptions of favoritism. These implications are discussed, along with limitations and future research directions
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Morell Mullins, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Subject Headings
Psychology
Keywords
Anti-Nepotism policies
;
Intent to turnover
;
perceptions of favoritism
;
favoritism
;
nepotism
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Hess, M. (2015).
The Effect of Anti-Nepotism Policies on Perceptions of Favoritism and Intent to Turnover
[Master's thesis, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1453564723
APA Style (7th edition)
Hess, Margaret.
The Effect of Anti-Nepotism Policies on Perceptions of Favoritism and Intent to Turnover.
2015. Xavier University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1453564723.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Hess, Margaret. "The Effect of Anti-Nepotism Policies on Perceptions of Favoritism and Intent to Turnover." Master's thesis, Xavier University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1453564723
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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