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ERIC Number: EJ389083
Record Type: CIJE
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Borda (J C); Condorcet (Marquis Antoine de); Majority Rule; Ranking