In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

Laurence J. Peter

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Topic

Incompetence

Author

Laurence J. Peter

Source

The Peter Principle

Genre

Economic literature Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

Peter, Laurence J. The Peter Principle. William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1969, ch. 1.

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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Current Citation

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