In 2008 there were essentially three real candidates for president of the US: one had degrees from Wellesley and then Yale Law, one was a third-generation Annapolis man, the winner had been editor of the Harvard Law Review. I guess one could argue that the US counts as a large organization.
In Trollope's autobiography you will find an interesting defense of patronage as against the then examination system for the British civil service.
In Trollope's autobiography you will find an interesting defense of patronage as against the then examination system for the British civil service.