Ig Noble prize of 2011 was awarded for showing a similar effect: promoting at random is better than promoting on merit. So it's probably true. https://improba

Ig Noble prize of 2011 was awarded for showing a similar effect: promoting at random is better than promoting on merit. So it's probably true. https://improbable.com/2011/05/30/robust-goodness-from-random-promotions/ https://improbable.com/2011/05/30/robust-goodness-from-rando...