Office of the difficult game: favoritism, office romance, or other problems.

<P> (Http://oxford.) Favoring the workplace, there is not news, but it is highly concerned, they were turned into news. .For example two years ago, Stonecipher (Harry C. Stonecipher) because the relationship between Boeing and the other executives were forced to resign from aviation giant Boeing Company (Boeing) for president. .This spring, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz (Paul Wolfowitz) because the use of terms of promotion and high salary for his girlfriend has attracted condemnation, forced to resign. .</ P> <P> but people are aware of any workplace, favoritism is not limited to the relationship between love and sex: family relationships and friendships also make other colleagues was unfair, and ultimately affect corporate performance. .Family business in this dilemma is particularly acute. .When the founder of selecting his successor, we must consider whether it is biased in favor of their own children or from outside the family to find a more suitable manager. .</ P> <P> "We know that injustice will lead to problems," says Wharton management professor Jennifer S · Mueller (Jennifer S. Mueller) said. .Her research shows that if employees in pay, promotion and other aspects of unfairness exists, the company's theft, defamation and other destructive behavior to a higher proportion. .</ P> <P> how the company can control these relations? .This has been no specific solution. .Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor Thomas Dunfee (Thomas W. Dunfee) that the family relationships, romantic relationships and friendships of all organizations in the world is long-standing problem, and different cultures had a different understanding. .He also added that these issues are "ethics free space" range, and not applicable to any general code of ethics, should be allowed to decide what each community is appropriate. .</ P> <P> Wharton management professor Raphael Amy Special (Raphael Amit) that in many parts of the earth, especially in Asia, are of positive significance to personal relations that, to some extent .to ensure trust within the organization, and the father passed to his son business in this way is acceptable - even expected. .Amit said, however, if the lack of objectivity in decision making and performance as a failure to the highest standards of performance will thus be negatively affected. .Amit told the Fortune 500 companies from 1994 to 2000 operating results of conducted research. ."Family business in the United States, if the founder of the CEO's job is passed to his children, rather than hire professional CEO, has declined an average value of the company." </ P> <P> jealous of < ./ P> <P> But many relationship is difficult to quantify. .If the office there is jealousy emotions and favoritism, or employees feel injustice, how to measure the negative impact? .</ P> <P> in an article entitled "perceived injustice will exacerbate or mitigate associated with envy between employees sabotage behavior? ."(Does Perceived Unfairness Exacerbate or Mitigate Interpersonal Counterproductive Work Behaviors Related to Envy) report, Muller and CUNY (City University of New York) researchers Ke Han - Zara (Yochi Chohen-Charash) attempted the .questions answered. .They designed two experiments to set off a jealous mood among the staff to measure the envy of the impact on behavior. .In the report, their results are introduced. .They said the experiment proved fair, "social exchange" model - that is fair and is based on "mutual exchange of resources ... ... in a fair environment where employees contribute their resources to the organization," and organizations "through incentives to reward employees. ."According to this model, if the" people think they have the resources available from the company less than its achievements should reward ", they will think this is unfair and the resulting acts of sabotage. .The researchers pointed out that if the mood at this time coupled with jealousy - for example, an employee in charge of them preferential treatment - the consequences will be magnified. .Neglected between employees and the organization, or with his head between this negative interaction to develop into a personal relationship between himself and the staff not only to this organization, but also a man by the preferential treatment .colleagues..