Presented by Miguel Sanchez
May 24, 2010
Favoritism is everywhere:
 In the business environment
 At church
 Politics
 Government
 School
 Family
Solutions… ?
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Before we seek for solutions
we need to ask questions
Sources of Information
Where, how and who can give us solutions to the
problem of favoritism?
Background
• Fulltime instructors who need to dedicate 5 hours of
classroom teaching and have 3 paid hours to do
administration.
• Fulltime instructors who need to dedicate 10 hours of
classroom teaching and on top of that they need to do
administration during their personal time off with no
extra pay.
• Part time instructors who need to spend 5 hours of
classroom teaching, and do administration during
their personal time off with no extra pay as well.
STATEMENT OF NEED
 Attention to the issue of favoritism in the workplace is
needed due to the fact that if this issue continues there
might be lack of production in some instructors.
Favoritism defined:
According to WordNet, “it is an inclination to
favor some person or group; or discrimination:
unfair treatment of a person or group on the
basis of prejudice” (2010).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Circumstances that Lead to Favoritism in the
Workplace:
Family relationships
Friendships
Common beliefs
Ex-classmates
Ex-colleagues
Nationality
Sex
Religion
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Laws Against Favoritism:
Local, State, and Federal
 There is not exactly one that talks about
favoritism.
 There are laws that protect from discrimination
and nepotism.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Nepotism:
It is the act of “favoritism shown to relatives or close
friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)”
(WordNet, 2010).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Processes:
• In the process of eliminating or preventing favoritism,
we as leaders, managers, and supervisors must be
approachable to employees; avoid family relationships;
make sure that incentives are given based on
performance; be aware of office gossip; recognize the
consequences; and be honest at all times
(BusinessKnowledgeSource.com, 2003-2009).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Management Responsibilities’
 According to Joan Lloyd, favoritism must be
confronted by senior management and human
resources (HR) in order to provide fair and justice
solutions to the affected parties (2010).
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• Favoritism in the workplace is an injustice and most be
eliminated from our place of employment.
• While there are no labor laws that can protect
someone from favoritism and nepotism in the
workplace, management needs to take into account
the laws against discrimination, and the policies stated
in the Kaplan Employee Handbook.
References
BusinessKnowledgeSource.com. (2003-2009). How to Avoid Favoritism. Retrieved April 23, 2010 from
http://www.businessknowledgesource.com/blog/how_to_avoid_favoritism_023373.html.
EmployeeIssues.com. (2003-2010). Nepotism Definition. Retrieved May 6, 2010 from
http://employeeissues.com/nepotism.htm
Lloyd, J. (2010). Management Favoritism. Retrieved April 23, 2010 from
http://www.jobdig.com/articles/836/Management_Favoritism.html.
Texas Workforce. (2010, February). Civil Rights and Discrimination. Retrieved May 3, 2010 from
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/bemp/bempsubcrd.html
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2010). Laws & Guidance. Retrieved May 6, 2010
from http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/adea.html
WordNet. ( 2010, May). The Trustees of Princeton University. Retrieved May 6, 2010 from
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=favoritism&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5
=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=00