{"id":8,"date":"2017-09-04T05:13:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T05:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/ecastill\/homepage\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T21:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:06:31","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/ecastill\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-jumbotron widget_mit_pf_jumbotron panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"jumbotron-contained\" data-set=\"jumbotron\"><div class=\"hidden jumbotron\">    <div class=\"jumbotron--header\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/ecastill\/wp-content\/themes\/mitfaculty2021\/assets\/images\/jumbotron_bg_blue.jpg);\">        <div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">                <div class=\"jumbotron--content\">                <h1>Emilio J. Castilla<\/h1>                <\/div><!-- .jumbotron--content -->            <\/div><!-- .col -->            <div class=\"col-12 jumbotron--facultyimage\">            <div class=\"faculty-image\">                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-portfolio img-hover\" src=\"http:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/images\/?ID=41313\" alt=\"Emilio J. 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Castilla<\/h1>\t\t\t<div class=\"teasertext\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-lg-8 -->\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 no-padding-left\">\t\t\t<div class=\"faculty-image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"    ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-portfolio img-hover\" src=\"http:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/images\/?ID=41313\" alt=\"Emilio J. Castilla, NTU Professor of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management\"><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .faculty-image -->\t\t<\/div><!-- .col-lg-4 -->\t<\/div><!-- .container --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg\" data-index=\"1\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">&#8220;The Meritocracy Paradox&#8221; Now Available <\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>MIT Sloan Professor Emilio J. Castilla\u2019s new book, <em>The Meritocracy Paradox: <\/em><em>Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them <\/em>(Columbia University Press, 2025) is now available. <a href=\"https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/ecastill\/homepage\/the-meritocracy-paradox\/\">Learn more about the book.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit_faculty_featured_research\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Featured Research<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/article\/a-data-driven-approach-to-advancing-meritocracy\/\">\"A Data-Driven Approach to Advancing Meritocracy.\"<\/a><\/h4> Castilla, Emilio J. MIT Sloan Management Review, September 9, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/2025\/09\/03\/the-meritocracy-paradox-a-strategic-risk-and-opportunity-for-leaders\/\">\"The Meritocracy Paradox: A Strategic Risk\u2014and Opportunity\u2014for Leaders.\"<\/a><\/h4> Castilla, Emilio J. CEOWORLD, September 3, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cup.columbia.edu\/book\/the-meritocracy-paradox\/9780231208420\/\"><i>The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them.<\/i><\/a><\/h4> Castilla, Emilio J. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit_area_interest_widget\" data-index=\"3\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Areas of Interest<\/h2><ul><li>Organizational Theory and Behavior<\/li><li>Economic Sociology<\/li><li>Human Resources Management<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div id=\"panel-8-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit_media_highlights_widget panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Affiliations<\/h2><div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"><div class=\"highlight\">\t<a href=\"http:\/\/iwer.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t<h4>Institute for Work and Employment Research<\/h4>\t<\/a>\t<p>The mission: address the needs and realities of 21st-century workers and the organizations that employ them.<\/p><div class=\"social social-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"facebook customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/iwer.mit.edu\/\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook Institute for Work and Employment Research\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a class=\"twitter customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/iwer.mit.edu\/&amp;text=Institute+for+Work+and+Employment+Research\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter Institute for Work and Employment Research\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a class=\"linkedin customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/iwer.mit.edu\/\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on Linkedin Institute for Work and Employment Research\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x linkedin\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- .highlight --><\/div><!-- .col --><div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"><div class=\"highlight\">\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sociology.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t<h4>Sociology@MIT<\/h4>\t<\/a>\t<p>The sociologists at MIT help students develop an understanding and appreciation of the social structures that link local experiences and global exchanges.<\/p><div class=\"social social-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"facebook customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/sociology.mit.edu\/\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook Sociology@MIT\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a class=\"twitter customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/sociology.mit.edu\/&amp;text=Sociology%40MIT\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter Sociology@MIT\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a class=\"linkedin customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/sociology.mit.edu\/\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on Linkedin Sociology@MIT\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x linkedin\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- .highlight --><\/div><!-- .col --><div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"><div class=\"highlight\">\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/article\/the-2017-richard-beckhard-memorial-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t<h4>Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize<\/h4>\t<\/a>\t<p>\u201cAchieving Meritocracy in the Workplace,\u201d an MIT Sloan Management Review article by Emilio J. Castilla, won the Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize.<\/p><div class=\"social social-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"facebook customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/article\/the-2017-richard-beckhard-memorial-prize\/\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a class=\"twitter customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/article\/the-2017-richard-beckhard-memorial-prize\/&amp;text=Richard+Beckhard+Memorial+Prize\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-stack fa-1x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a class=\"linkedin customer share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/article\/the-2017-richard-beckhard-memorial-prize\/\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on Linkedin Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x linkedin\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- .highlight --><\/div><!-- .col -->\t\t<\/div><!-- .row -->\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emilio J. 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