There are some cases - especially in star roles, such as sales, professional athletics, and surgery - in which it is viewed as legitimate to pay a nominal subordinate more than his or her nominal supervisor. No one quibbles with paying a top athlete more than his coach or a star surgeon more than the director of her hospital. This legitimacy is often market-based or, at least, market-excused; the extraordinary compensation is legitimate because this is what it takes to retain the individual. But with these exceptions noted, superiors are generally paid more than their subordinates. This promotes status consistency and generally confers legitimacy both to status distinctions and to the compensation system. But it raises some substantial problems when we discuss promotion. leia todo o artigo
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