Reading · Summer 2026 Reading from MIT
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The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them
By Emilio J. Castilla, the NTU Professor of Management and professor of work and organization studies in the MIT Sloan School of Management
Columbia University Press · 2025
Organizations often hail meritocracy as a fair and efficient way to identify, advance, and reward talent. But efforts to create a level playing field can be held back by talent management systems that confer rewards based on individual performance evaluations. In practice, these merit-based systems "may actually reinforce or create advantages for certain groups," Castilla contends.
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