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This 12 page paper begins with a comprehensive description and explanation of the Peter Principle. The writer then discusses the functions of human resources and how they relate to the Peter Principle, specifically, whether the functions are good only in theory and not in practice. The paper also discusses the implications of this theory on human resource management. Examples are included. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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seller, probably to the surprise of the authors. The book recounted numerous experiences of the authors in many different work settings where the employee or manager was basically incompetent. Peter,
who was a British-born college professor has consistently observed professors becoming less competent after they received tenure at the university (Peter and Hull, 1969). The authors basically stated that
a really good employee who was productive and effective would become less so when they were promoted to a higher level position. The authors applied the theory to the least
talented, least knowledgeable employee in an organization to the highest level executives in organizations (Peter and Hull, 1969). The authors offered 20 different theories in this little book, including
Peters Corollary, which states that in time, "every post in a hierarchy tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties" (Peter and Hull,
1969). They discussed super-competents who are people who are exceptionally good at whatever they do (Peter and Hull, 1969). These people usually get fired because their own supervisors are afraid
of them and because these people disturb the hierarchy (Peter and Hull, 1969). That disturbance is based on the premise that they could do the supervisors/executives job better. It has
to do with the inertia of hierarchies in any type of organization wherein those who are promoted are not innovative but rather, they follow the leaders who may not be
competent (Peter and Hull, 1969). Of all the theories presented in this little book, it is the Peter Principle that became the most popular and the one that is discussed
in the literature the most. The reason for that is most likely the fact that everyone knows someone who is in a higher level position and seems totally incompetent
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