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The Effect of Anti-Nepotism Policies on Perceptions of Favoritism and Intent to Turnover

Hess, Margaret
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1453564723

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2015, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, Psychology.
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
Morell Mullins, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Psychology
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

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