Perception of political favouritism and incapability of state workers in human resources management: An analysis of Siirt sample

Incapability problem has been a major and much-debated issue in Turkey in recent years. In particular, ignoring the flair of being capable in state and private appointments and assigning incapable people to take the administrative chairs have had the community talk about the problem frequently. In that sense, the research topic of the present study is the attitudes of the staff in state and private sectors regarding incapability problem and Political Favouritism in Turkey. In addition, the effect of political favouritism on incapability problem was investigated. This is a quantitative study including questionnaire as data collection method. The data were analysed through a PC-based SPSS programme. According to the analyse results, Political Favouritism and incapability has been one of the major problems experienced in state and private sectors in the recent years. Furthermore, participants in Siirt provided answers supporting the results of the present study. It is thought that this research will provide contributions to the studies that will be conducted on incapability and Political Favouritism in Turkey.