(じっせき)(しゅぎ)

じっせきしゅぎ
noun
meritocracy; results-based approach; performance-based system
1. meritocracy; results-based approach
A principle or system in which people are evaluated, promoted, or rewarded based on their actual achievements and results rather than seniority, background, or other factors.
この会社(かいしゃ)実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ)だ。
This company operates on a merit-based system.
実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ)導入(どうにゅう)給与(きゅうよ)体系(たいけい)()わった。
The introduction of a performance-based system changed the salary structure.
年功序列(ねんこうじょれつ)から実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ)()()える企業(きぎょう)()えている。
More companies are switching from seniority-based systems to meritocracy.
実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ)には長所(ちょうしょ)もあるが、短期的(たんきてき)成果(せいか)ばかりを()うリスクもある。
Meritocracy has its advantages, but there is also a risk of only chasing short-term results.

A compound of 実績(じっせき) (actual results; track record) and 主義(しゅぎ) (-ism; principle). Refers to evaluating people based on what they have actually accomplished rather than on tenure, age, or connections.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ)導入(どうにゅう)する: to introduce a merit-based system
  • 実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ)人事(じんじ): merit-based personnel management
  • 実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ)(もと)づく: based on meritocracy
  • 徹底(てってい)した実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ): thoroughgoing meritocracy

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 成果(せいか)主義(しゅぎ): outcome-oriented approach — nearly synonymous but emphasizes end results more than track record
  • 能力(のうりょく)主義(しゅぎ): ability-based system — focuses on inherent capability rather than demonstrated performance
  • 年功序列(ねんこうじょれつ): seniority system — the traditional Japanese system that 実績(じっせき)主義(しゅぎ) often replaces