Title:
Investigating the Impact of Patronage Management on Nepotism in Quasi-State Organizations, Mediated by the Behavioral Bias of Education Department Employees in Ardabil Province
Authors:
Beytalah Ebrahimzadeh Ajerlo
(Corresponding Author
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Department of Management, Parsabad-e Moghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Parsabad-e Moghan, Iran
(Corresponding Author
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Department of Management, Parsabad-e Moghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Parsabad-e Moghan, Iran
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of turnover management in quality organizations on nepotism through the mediation of behavioral bias of education and training staff in Ardabil province. The type of research is applied in nature and descriptive and survey in terms of research method. The method of data collection is the use of standard, field questionnaires. The statistical population of this study includes all education and training staff in Ardabil province in 1403, which, based on our accurate information, is 850 people in formal and contractual form. The statistical sample size was also calculated as 225 people due to the use of the structural equation analysis method, which is a multiple of the questionnaire questions. To collect data, we used three standard questionnaires: turnover management in quality organizations (Ziger, 2020), nepotism (Arsali et al., 2019), and behavioral bias (Shahrabadi, 2014). Their validity and reliability were tested using SPSS software and the calculation of Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which was higher than 7.0. The results of the analysis of the research hypotheses showed that: The first sub-hypothesis (turnover management in quality organizations has a significant effect on nepotism of education employees in Ardabil province). The second sub-hypothesis (turnover management in quality organizations has a significant effect on behavioral bias of education employees in Ardabil province). Also, in the third sub-hypothesis (behavioral bias has a significant effect on nepotism of education employees in Ardabil province). Finally, in the main hypothesis (main hypothesis) behavioral bias has a mediating role in the effect of turnover management in professional organizations on nepotism of education and training staff in Ardabil province. All hypotheses were confirmed with a confidence coefficient of 0.95.