Why Search Committees Must Be Wary of Ex-Cavalry Officers, Condorcet's Paradox, and Dictators.

Simpson, William A.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Why Search Committees Must Be Wary of Ex-Cavalry Officers, Condorcet's Paradox, and Dictators.

Simpson, William A.

Research in Higher Education, v29 n2 p149-59 Oct 1988

The balloting procedure whereby candidates are assigned points based upon each voter's ranking can frequently lead to a winner who is not the choice of the majority. The history of the research for a perfect, logical, democratic balloting rule is traced. "Approval voting" is explained. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Democratic Values, Higher Education, Majority Attitudes, Personnel Selection, Search Committees (Personnel), Voting, Weighted Scores

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