Peter, L: Peter Principle - Hardcover

"The Peter Principle has cosmic implications." -- The New York Times

Ruefully delightful ... excruciatingly applicable--and fun to read --Playboy

"Ruefully delightful ... excruciatingly applicable--and fun to read"--Playboy

"[The Peter Principle] has struck a throbbing public nerve... a minor cultural phenomenon and its title phrase, like Parkinson's Law, is certain to enter the language."--Life magazine

"The Peter Principle has cosmic implications."--The New York Times

The Peter Principle has cosmic implications. --The New York Times"

Ruefully delightful ... excruciatingly applicableand fun to read --Playboy"

[The Peter Principle] has struck a throbbing public nerve... a minor cultural phenomenon and its title phrase, like Parkinson s Law, is certain to enter the language. --Life magazine"

Ruefully delightful ... excruciatingly applicable and fun to read --Playboy"

-The Peter Principle has cosmic implications.---The New York Times

A re-release of the popular treatise on the rise and fall of civilizations as reflected by their professional organizations is based on a premise that every employee in a hierarchy tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence, an unfortunate fact that is shaping education, government, and business.