Criteria for diagnosing meritocracy damage in the appointment process of police managers

meritocracy in the appointment of managers of any organization is a fundamental pillar in the realization of organizational goals. In this study, the aim of the research was to identify the criteria for diagnosing the damage of meritocracy in the process of appointing police managers.

This research is a descriptive phenomenological qualitative research in terms of practical purpose and in terms of the nature of data collection. The population of this research was all the senior managers in Police, from whom 20 people were selected with the purposeful sampling method according to the theoretical saturation of the data. Semi-structured interview method was used for data collection and retest and repeatability technique was used for data validity and reliability, and theme analysis method was used for data analysis.

The results of the analysis of the interviews showed that; Strategies for promoting meritocracy, institutionalization of promoting meritocracy, flexibility and resistance, organizational planning for meritocracy, support of managers and senior commanders, rule-oriented and accountability, as well as job performance evaluation system from The most important criteria for diagnosing the damage of meritocracy is in the process of appointing managers.

The results show; Improving the indicators and criteria identified in the diagnosis of the harms of the appointment process can create and develop a positive atmosphere of the meritocracy system in the appointment of police managers in the public space of the organization.