Vnímání favoritismu zaměstnanci v ČR

The diploma thesis is devoted to the perception of favoritism by employees in the Czech Republic. The primary aim of the thesis was to determine how employees perceive the behavior of a manager who practices favoritism in recruitment processes, rewards, promotions, or other workplace benefits in terms of fairness and morality. The secondary aim was to ascertain whether the size of the company influences the perceived level of morality and to verify the claim that nepotism is perceived as less fair than cronyism. Perceived fairness and morality were measured through an experiment conducted via an online questionnaire survey. The questionnaire featured four fictitious scenarios in which the experimental conditions were altered, namely the size of the company and the type of relationship between the favored person and the manager. The acquired data were analyzed using a mixed model in Jamovi statistical software. The results of the analysis indicate that favoritism is perceived as very unfair and immoral. The size of the company had a significant impact on the perceived morality of the manager's behavior. No significant difference was found in the perception of fairness between nepotism and cronyism.