Darryl graduated from college with outstanding grades.However,he obtained his outstanding grades by cheating on every final exam with help from his best friend.Nevertheless,he gets a job with a top accounting firm in Boston.The fact that he is hired illustrates a failure of _____

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This scenario illustrates a failure of signaling and screening, as Darryl's grades were used as a signal for his ability and potential to perform well in the accounting field, but in reality, the grades were not an accurate signal of his abilities since he had cheated to obtain them. The accounting firm failed to screen him properly for his true abilities and instead relied solely on his grades as a signal.

Darryl Graduated from College with Outstanding Grades