内容简介
Theclassic#1NewYorkTimesbestsellerthatanswerstheage-oldquestionWhyisincompetencesomaddeninglyrampantandsovexinglytriumphant?ThePeterPrinciple,theeponymouslawDr.LaurenceJ.Petercoined,explainsthateveryoneinahierarchy—fromtheofficeinterntotheCEO,fromthelow-levelcivilservanttoanation’spresident—willinevitablyrisetohisorherlevelofincompetence.Dr.Peterexplainswhyincompetenceisattherootofeverythingweendeavortodo—whyschoolsbestowignorance,whygovernmentscondoneanarchy,whycourtsdispenseinjustice,whyprosperitycausesunhappiness,andwhyutopianplansnevergenerateutopias.WiththewitofMarkTwain,thepsychologicalacuityofSigmundFreud,andthetheoreticalimpactofIsaacNewton,Dr.LaurenceJ.PeterandRaymondHull’sThePeterPrinciplebrilliantlyexplainshowincompetenceanditsaccompanyingsymptoms,syndromes,andremediesdefinetheworldandtheworkwedoinit.
作者简介
LaurenceJ.PeterwasborninCanadaandreceivedanEdDfromWashingtonStateUniversity.Anexperiencedteacher,counselor,schoolpsychologist,prisoninstructor,consultant,anduniversityprofessor,hewrotearticlesformanyjournalsandmagazinesaswellasseveralbooks.Hediedin1990.