The dark side of meritocracy with Japanese author Keiichiro Hirano. I see. Let’s jump right into the discussion. I’d like to begin by giving you my impressions of the book.It touches on issues that ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Quite often the terms "seniority" and "meritocracy" are used -- or rather "misused" -- antithetically as if they were in a 16th-century arena of charging helmeted knights, ...

The belief in meritocracy, assuming that individuals are solely responsible for their success or failure based on their abilities and efforts, is a comforting model for many employers, but it fails to ...

eritocracy, a term coined by British sociologist Michael Young in his 1958 satirical work, The Rise of the Meritocracy, has sparked considerable debate and fascination over the years. Rooted in the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Merit is the word of the moment. In its annual report last week, oil company ExxonMobil said that it was ...

Meritocracy is a governance and social system in which authority, roles, and rewards are allocated based on individual skills, effort, and achievements, rather than on wealth, family background, or ...

The concept of meritocracy seems to have fallen out of favor in political and academic circles, with large corporations, to their detriment, joining in the criticism. At a local level, however, our ...

Meritocracy is one of Singapore’s avowed core values and has been lauded as a fair, efficient means of political, economic and social ordering. Last month, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and ...