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Revising Antinepotism Policies: Should the Private Sector Be More Like the Federal Government?

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  • Cucina, Jeffrey M.
  • Votraw, Lisa

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It is often said that the federal government needs to be more like the private sector (Brooks, 2013; Campbell, 2011; Harvey, 2012; Miller, 2013; Neal, 2013; Schnurer, 2013). However, after reading Jones and Stout's (2015) summary of private-sector antinepotism policies, we wonder whether the opposite is true when it comes to nepotism and cronyism: Should the private sector be more like the federal government? According to Jones and Stout, many organizations have antinepotism policies that prohibit the employment of the friends and family of current employees. We believe that these policies might go too far, and we propose that the policies used by the federal government could serve as a model for private-sector organizations. We also think that the federal government can shed some light on why organizations want to prohibit nepotism and cronyism.

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  • Cucina, Jeffrey M. & Votraw, Lisa, 2015. "Revising Antinepotism Policies: Should the Private Sector Be More Like the Federal Government?," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 8(1), pages 45-50, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:inorps:v:8:y:2015:i:01:p:45-50_00
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