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Merit-based Recruitment

Merit-Based Recruitment is a public sector hiring practice that belongs to the broader category of personnel selection methods, distinguished by its reliance on objective criteria, competitive assessment, and transparent procedures to ensure that appointments are made based on individual qualifications, skills, and performance rather than patronage or arbitrary influences.

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The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton

William J. Reese · Journal of American History · 2006 · 636 citations

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Keeping it "All in the Family:" Does Nepotism in the Hiring Process Really Benefit the Beneficiary?

Margaret Y. Padgett, Kathryn Morris · Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies · 2005 · 108 citations

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Combining Patronage and Merit in Public Sector Recruitment

Sarah Brierley · The Journal of Politics · 2020 · 96 citations · Full text

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Perceptions of the older employee: is anything really changing?

Phil Lyon, David Pollard · Personnel Review · 1997 · 89 citations

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Meritocracy in Asia Pacific

Ora‐orn Poocharoen, Alex B. Brillantes · Review of Public Personnel Administration · 2013 · 70 citations

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Authors

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  1. CS
    Christian Schuster

    University College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 86 citations

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  2. CW
    Charles W. Gossett

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    2 publications · 52 citations

    2

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  3. HS
    Hon S. Chan

    City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

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  4. RJ
    Robert J. Lavigna

    United States Office of Personnel Management, United States

    2 publications · 25 citations

    2

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  5. WJ
    William J. Reese

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    1 publications · 636 citations

    1

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Institutions

111

  1. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    120 citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    55 citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    665 citations

  4. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    142 citations

  5. Roskilde University

    Roskilde, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    99 citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    86 citations

  7. Centre for Public Policy Research

    Kochi, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    86 citations

  8. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

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Venues

  1. Review of Public Personnel Administration

    ROPPA · 6 publications · 159 citations

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  2. Australian Journal of Public Administration

    AJPA · 4 publications · 71 citations

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  3. Public Administration

    3 publications · 128 citations

    3

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 62 citations

    3

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  5. Public Personnel Management

    PPM · 3 publications · 49 citations

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