Judging Merit

by Robyn M Dawes, Margaret Foddy, Warren Thorngate, et al.

Book Overview

Merit-based tests and contests have become popular methods for allocating rewards - from trophies to contracts, jobs to grants, admissions to licenses. With origins in jurisprudence, methods of rewarding merit seem fairer than those rewarding political or social connections, bribery, aggression, status, or wealth. Because of this, merit-based competitions are well-suited to the societal belief that people should be rewarded for what they know or...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805858350
• ISBN13: 9780805858358
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"