I remember the first time I heard the term “meritocracy.” I was playing baseball on a junior-league team, and our coach (the father of one of my teammates) told us that the team would function as a ...

The American Heritage Dictionary defines meritocracy as “A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.” This term is often used by companies trying to defend their lack ...

Companies that espouse hiring and promoting on merit are unlikely to do so in practice. Here's how to manage the meritocracy ...

Today, parents scramble to shuttle their kids to and from extra-curriculars, provide them with SAT prep, and leverage their money and connections — all to get their children admitted into elite ...

Somewhere along the way, that principle was replaced by something softer, vaguer, with words like “collaboration,” ...

In business terms, a meritocracy is a great leap forward from command-and-control, promoting people as it does on the basis of their intelligence and effort. But just as 'free trade' is rarely free, ...

In 1958, British sociologist Michael Young coined the term "meritocracy" in his satirical novel, called "The Rise of the Meritocracy." Its point was simple: When intelligence and effort are selected ...

A slow and steady rumble can be felt at the foundation of the modern tech-driven global economy. From Occupy Wall Street to Thomas Piketty’s recent best-selling book “Capital in the Twenty-first ...

The notion of "meritocracy," where the most talented rise to the top through skill, discipline and determination, fits neatly with the American dream. It reassures us that success is earned and that ...

The meritocracy began as science fiction. British sociologist Michael Young coined the word in his 1958 book, “The Rise of the Meritocracy,” to describe the dystopian society of the year 2034, ruled ...

This past Thursday night, UFC boss Dana White announced the promotion’s first event of their new deal with Paramount. Ever ...

A University of Illinois-Chicago assistant professor believes critical race theory [CRT] can be integrated into chemistry lessons. Terrel R. Morton, an "Identity and Justice in STEM Education" scholar ...