The Peter Principle states that a person competent in their job will earn a promotion to a position that requires different skills. Executives have been relying on this system in large organizations, ...

If you’ve ever immersed yourself in the wonderful world of business literature, you are likely familiar with the Peter Principle, a tongue-in-cheek but cogent treatise written in 1969 that delineated ...

According to the Peter Principle, a business theory formulated by Canadian Lawrence Peters back in 1968, in a hierarchy, people tend to rise to the level of their incompetence. But in Boulder, that ...

Have you ever wondered how highly skilled professionals can struggle when promoted to managerial roles? The answer could lie in a psychological phenomenon known as the Peter Principle—a concept that ...

Laurence J. Peter is credited with creating a management concept that bears his name: “The Peter Principle.” Simply stated, it posits that people tend to be promoted to a level above their competence.

The best worker is not always the best candidate for manager. In these cases, do firms promote the best potential manager or the best worker in her current job? Using microdata on the performance of ...

The Ig Nobel Prize is given out by a group called Improbable Research, which celebrates "achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the ...

THE WEEKLY STANDARD podcast with editor William Kristol on the next House speaker, the House GOP, and whether they abide by the Peter Principle. This podcast can be downloaded here. Subscribe to THE ...