Quotas force firms either to pad their boards with token non-executive directors, or to allocate real power on the basis of sex rather than merit.
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There is rather the merit of simplicity to this.
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Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to make the economy based on merit rather than on race.
Winding on the amendment the SDLP's Conall McDevitt appealed to members to debate the economy on merit rather than politics.
But Conservative David Nuttall called for candidates to be chosen on merit rather than any other criteria, telling MPs: "good candidates will always rise to the top".
Many perceive the voting to be tactical, with neighbors or members of regional blocs, such as the former Soviet nations, appearing to base their scoring on geopolitical alliances rather than artistic merit.
They have also encouraged Mr Wahid to pick his people on merit, rather than their loyalties.
In reviewing the book, The Wall Street Journal's critic turned the tables on Mr. Hughes, saying he romanticized American art's frontier origins rather than finding any intrinsic merit in it.
Does anyone seriously believe that HHS is handing these waivers out based on merit and need, rather than political self-interest?
Still, Indian corporate boards belong to the 'old boys club' based on caste affiliations rather than on other considerations - like merit or experience.
During report stage debate on the bill on 2 December 2009, shadow business minister John Penrose said wording in the Equality Bill could mean employers discriminating in favour of minority applicants rather than handing out jobs purely on merit.
In an interview with Stateline, a news service that looks at trends in state policy, a vice-president of Remy, Jay Pittas, argued that RTW legislation makes it easier to negotiate flexible work rules, and means that unions are more likely to agree to a merit-based system of employment rather than a one based on seniority.
Earning this merit is no longer a function of title and rank but rather of effectiveness and perceived ethics.
During its recent inquiry into the efficient delivery of public services, the committee discussed the merit of public bodies spending more money on trying to prevent, rather than deal with, negative social outcomes.
But it has left out Mr Bloomberg's proposals to reward merit and give better pay and better assignments to the most able (rather than the most senior) teachers.
The central thesis that Mr Karabel draws from this history is that the universities have always determined their merit criteria according to the admissions outcomes that would suit their institutional interests, rather than the other way around.
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