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{{a|book review|}}{{br|The Peter Principle}}, by Dr. {{author|Laurence J. Peter}} and {{author|Raymond Hull}} | {{a|book review|}}{{br|The Peter Principle}}, by Dr. {{author|Laurence J. Peter}} and {{author|Raymond Hull}} | ||
This classic satire of modern management is, of course, largely correct and but for some rather dated scenarios and value judgments | This classic satire of modern management is, of course, largely correct and — but for some rather dated scenarios and value judgments — remains highly relevant to explain the mess of modern [[middle management]]. | ||
Re can re-dress two of its central concepts in terms a millennial might understand: the [[hierarchy]], and the Peter Principle itself, that ''in a [[hierarchy]], everyone tends to rises to one’s own level of incompetence''.<ref>I have wokified this a little bit from its 1969 formulation; the key change is that it is not just employees, but anyone in a hierarchy. This is a consequence of the [[agency problem]].</ref> | |||
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*[[Agency problem]] | *[[Agency problem]] | ||
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*[[Evolution by natural selection]] | *[[Evolution by natural selection]] | ||