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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452219403321

Titolo

Nepotism in organizations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert G. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, c2012

ISBN

1-136-65142-X

0-203-80588-7

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Collana

SIOP Organizational frontiers series

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesRobert G., Dr.

Disciplina

338.6

Soggetti

Family corporations

Nepotism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Nepotism in Organizations; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editor; About the Contributors; Chapter 1: Defining a Psychology of Nepotism; Chapter 2: Nepotism and Employment Law; Chapter 3: The Nepotistic Organization: What Is This Place and How Do the People Make It?; Chapter 4: Nepotism and Career Choice, Job Search, and Job Choice; Chapter 5: Nepotism and Organizational Homogeneity: How the ASA Process Is Accelerated by Nonmerit-Based Decision Making; Chapter 6: Nepotism and the Commitment of Relevant Parties

Chapter 7: Nepotism Practices and the Work-Family InterfaceChapter 8: Nepotism and Leadership; Chapter 9: The Cultural Boundary of Managing Nepotism; Chapter 10: A Model of Organizational Nepotism; Chapter 11: Toward a New Understanding of Nepotistic Organizational Behavior; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There is a huge elephant in the room: organizational decisions are often based on family relationships, rather than on the 'rational' approach advocated by many professionals. Textbooks on Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Economics, Public Administration, and a host of related areas seem to have entirely missed this important aspect of organizational decision making. This



book seeks to change all of this. By clearly identifying and defining nepotism in organizations, this book pulls back the curtain on the primary basis for many of the important things that really happen i