The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them by Castilla, Emilio J.
The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them by Castilla, Emilio J.

The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them

Meritocracy--the idea that individuals should be rewarded based on their talent and hard work--is one of the...
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The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them by Castilla, Emilio J.

The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them

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The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them by Castilla, Emilio J.

The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them

$50.40
Author: Emilio J. Castilla
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Meritocracy--the idea that individuals should be rewarded based on their talent and hard work--is one of the most widely celebrated ideals in education, business, and government. It shapes how organizations recruit, evaluate, and promote, promising a fair system where the best rise to the top. But meritocracy has increasingly come under criticism for deepening inequality and reinforcing bias. How did a once-progressive ideal meant to level the playing field end up contributing to unfairness and privilege? What happens when organizations treat merit as their guiding principle without questioning how it's defined or applied? Most importantly, how can today's leaders recognize and fix what's gone wrong?

In The Meritocracy Paradox, Emilio J. Castilla offers timely new answers to these fundamental questions. He analyzes the structure and culture of meritocracy inside organizations, providing real-world examples--from hiring and merit-based bonuses in companies to admissions decisions at elite universities--to show how personal biases and social barriers can undermine the values and outcomes these systems are meant to uphold. Castilla provides practical, research-backed frameworks to help organizations achieve true fairness and opportunity for all. Drawing on successful data-based interventions, he presents concrete strategies for improving recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, and compensation processes--revealing how motivated leaders can identify and correct shortcomings with cost-effective, targeted solutions that deliver proven results.

The Meritocracy Paradox is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand and improve the intersection of merit, fairness, and equal opportunity in organizations.

Author: Emilio J. Castilla
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780231208420

About the Author
Emilio J. Castilla is the NTU Professor of Management and a professor of work and organization studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is codirector of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research. Castilla's research focuses on organizations, networks, and workplace inequality, with a particular emphasis on the social dynamics of work and employment.
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