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Doing Meritocracy Right : How Business Leaders Can Turn an American Aspiration into Reality (and Why They Should).
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cole, Thomas A.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (182 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A practical guide to more fully achieving a meritocratic society.As America's most vaunted cultural value, meritocracy is celebrated by some as an institution and derided by others as a myth--or even a trap.Thomas A.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Meritocracy. A brief history of our imperfect meritocracy ; Merit, more broadly ; Elements of meaningful reform ; Role of philanthropy
- Private-sector reforms. The private sector leads the way ; Professional services firms have shown the path forward ; Meritocracy in corporate America ; The broader role of leaders from the private sector
- Why bother? The benefits derived from reform ; A "to-do list" for reform.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-226-84458-7
- 9780226844589
- OCLC:
- 1544959148
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