Laurence J. Peter Książki

Peter's people

First published in 1969, a satirical examination of management, which presents the 'Peter Principle', a theory developed by the author which explains possible reasons for the occupational, academic and administrative inefficiency in public and private companies.

Blending wit and wisdom, Dr. Peter discusses the need for individuals to realize their potential if they are to achieve happiness in life

Why is the human race foundering in a morass of occupational, academic, and administrative inefficiency? Here, at last, is the answer in the delightful, dead-pan humor of this book. Not only do the authors reveal why the world is so completely screwed up, but they provide proven techniques for creative control of personal, social, and business problems. They analyze the reasons for human failure and tell how to achieve a state of well-being by avoiding that unwanted, ultimate promotion. Students of Freud, Potter, and Parkinson will be fascinated by this satirical examination of man's tendency to escalate himself to oblivion at his level of incompetence.

191 pages. Ex-Library. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy.

Hainer Kober, geboren 1942, lebt in Soltau. Er hat u. a. Werke von Stephen Hawking, Steven Pinker, Jonathan Littell, Georges Simenon und Oliver Sacks übersetzt.  Dr. Laurence J. Peter, 1919 in Vancouver/Kanada geboren, war tätig als Lehrer, Erziehungs- und Sozialberater, Schulpsychologe, Gefängnislehrer und Universitätsprofessor. Er ist der Erfinder und Autor des «Peter-Prinzips», des «Peter-Programms» sowie von «Das Peter-Prinzip im Lichte neuer Forschung». Laurence Peter starb 1990 in Kalifornien.

Peter-Prinzip im Lichte neuerer Forschung

Peter récidive cette fois avec l'idée (assez connue) que les systèmes organisationnels ou les bureaucraties ont tendance à évoluer au point d'en venir à occuper tout le temps et tout l'espace. Stimulant.