The myth of meritocracy: academicism and methodological flaws in Brazilian public recruitment

Abstract Is there meritocracy when 58% of administrative assistants and 87% of physicians employed in Brazilian federal higher education institutions (HEI) were selected through public exams based solely on theoretical multiple-choice tests? Is there meritocracy in selection processes that do not as...

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Main Authors: Antonio Batista da Silva Oliveira, Joel de Lima Pereira Castro Junior, Sergio de Sousa Montalvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas 2023-01-01
Series:Revista de Administração Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-76122022000600694&tlng=en