A hospital administrator claims that her hospital operates as a meritocracy in regard to employee hiring and promotion. Which of the following observations would most support this administrator's claim? Employees are:

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A hospital administrator claims that her hospital operates as a meritocracy in regard to employee hiring and promotion.  Which of the following observations would most support this administrator's claim?  Employees are:

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A meritocracy is a system in which individuals with the most merit (eg, talent, ability, effort) progress and earn rewards. In other words, factors such as prestige or social connections do not count in a meritocracy. While meritocracy is often considered an ideal, there are very few truly meritocratic systems. The claim that a hospital operates as a meritocracy in regard to employee hiring and promotion is best supported by a system where employee promotions are based entirely on merit, such as demonstrated skills or accomplishments, rather than on nonmerit factors, such as seniority (ie, time employed by hospital) (Choice A). (Choice B) Social capital includes the connections within one's social network that can help one advance, such as knowing individuals who already work at the hospital where one hopes to get a job. In a meritocratic system, employees would be hired based purely on merit, rather than on referrals from their social network. (Choice D) Cultural capital describes all the nonfinancial and nonsocial network assets that confer advantage in society, such as the prestige of a medical training program from which one graduated. In a meritocratic system, employees would be hired or promoted based purely on merit, rather than on their cultural capital. Educational objective: A meritocracy is a system in which those individuals with the most merit (eg, talent, ability, effort) progress and earn rewards.

A Hospital Administrator Claims That Her Hospital Operates as a Meritocracy