Is nepotism always considered unethical?
Does it affect your workplace?
Probably, everyone experiences nepotism in their workplace in different ways. Favoritism in an
organization leads to deviant workplace behavior on the part of employees and employers as
well. Nepotism can turn a pleasant workplace environment into a toxic environment. This blog is
all about how this favoritism and nepotism leave deep marks on employees’ work behavior and
how to deal with it positively.
How does nepotism start?
Nepotism starts from the point when the person in authority starts giving favors and
opportunities to his/her relatives. The criteria of merits and talent required for the job are not
considered in nepotism. 81% of graduates consider nepotism a major issue in jobs. In many
countries, the hiring authority wants his/her relatives or family members to be successful in that
particular field and that’s how nepotism starts!!
Types of Nepotism:
Nepotism can be broadly categorized into the following types
Reciprocal Nepotism:
Reciprocal nepotism exists when a person is offered some opportunities and encounters sorts of
benefits and favorable treatments due to monetary and financial reasons, improving individual
linkage. As in some norms of society, nepotism is not considered unethical.
Entitlement Nepotism:
In many cases, A person feels that he is the best perfect match for that particular post because of
personal associations. This sort of nepotism is frequent in many organizations.
How to locate nepotism?
The hiring of a family member doesn’t always lead to nepotism. It depends upon the
consequences if the manager has hired them fairly or not. Some of the aspects that should be kept
in mind while discriminating against nepotism involve:
Underqualified employees are being hired
One element that can signify nepotism is the situation when the officials have hired an
underqualified employee. The person is hired with lesser relevant skills for a designation that
requires a highly qualified person with years of experience as well. In such matters, the manager
should clear the point. He should give logics that why he has hired that person.
Does it affect your workplace?
Probably, everyone experiences nepotism in their workplace in different ways. Favoritism in an
organization leads to deviant workplace behavior on the part of employees and employers as
well. Nepotism can turn a pleasant workplace environment into a toxic environment. This blog is
all about how this favoritism and nepotism leave deep marks on employees’ work behavior and
how to deal with it positively.
How does nepotism start?
Nepotism starts from the point when the person in authority starts giving favors and
opportunities to his/her relatives. The criteria of merits and talent required for the job are not
considered in nepotism. 81% of graduates consider nepotism a major issue in jobs. In many
countries, the hiring authority wants his/her relatives or family members to be successful in that
particular field and that’s how nepotism starts!!
Types of Nepotism:
Nepotism can be broadly categorized into the following types
Reciprocal Nepotism:
Reciprocal nepotism exists when a person is offered some opportunities and encounters sorts of
benefits and favorable treatments due to monetary and financial reasons, improving individual
linkage. As in some norms of society, nepotism is not considered unethical.
Entitlement Nepotism:
In many cases, A person feels that he is the best perfect match for that particular post because of
personal associations. This sort of nepotism is frequent in many organizations.
How to locate nepotism?
The hiring of a family member doesn’t always lead to nepotism. It depends upon the
consequences if the manager has hired them fairly or not. Some of the aspects that should be kept
in mind while discriminating against nepotism involve:
Underqualified employees are being hired
One element that can signify nepotism is the situation when the officials have hired an
underqualified employee. The person is hired with lesser relevant skills for a designation that
requires a highly qualified person with years of experience as well. In such matters, the manager
should clear the point. He should give logics that why he has hired that person.
