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Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2015 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 696-702
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2015.696.702
Effective Meritocracy Attributes in Rubber Industry
Sara Ansari and Farideh Haghshenas Kashani

Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine effective attributes in meritocracy as practiced in Iran rubber industry. Meritocracy is defined as the continual process of assigning employees to the right jobs, periodic work assessment and job reinstatement or reassignment based on the assessment outcomes. This study examines three attributes of meritocracy, namely, merit selection, merit development and merit retention, as applied in rubber industry. A sample size of 335 was decided for this study by applying sampling size formula for limited population. Study methodological was applied survey based on descriptive method. Study data was collected by a researcher made questionnaire. Data collection was performed based on indexes of a conceptual model. Consistency reliability of the study was calculated and confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha. The quantitative findings of this research obtained from statistical software confirmed study hypotheses and the proposed model. The study findings showed significant relations between meritocracy attributes. Therefore, the selected attributes clearly explained the state of meritocracy in rubber industry.

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Sara Ansari and Farideh Haghshenas Kashani, 2015. Effective Meritocracy Attributes in Rubber Industry. Journal of Applied Sciences, 15: 696-702.

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