1. Presented by Miguel Sanchez May 24, 2010

2. Favoritism is everywhere: In the business environment At church Politics Government School Family

3. Solutions… ? ? Before we seek for solutions we need to ask questions

4. Sources of Information Where, how and who can give us solutions to the problem of favoritism?

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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).

8. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Circumstances that Lead to Favoritism in the Workplace: Family relationships Friendships Common beliefs Ex-classmates Ex-colleagues Nationality Sex Religion

9. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 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.

10. 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).

11. 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).

12. 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).

13. 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.

14. 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. 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 http://employeeissues.com/nepotism.htm Lloyd, J. (2010). Management Favoritism. Retrieved April 23, 2010 from http://www.jobdig.com/articles/836/Management_Favoritism.html. 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 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.htmlhttp://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 http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=favoritism&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5 =&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=00